title: Identification of a novel protein, DMAP, which interacts with the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase and shows strong homology to D1 snRNP.
abstract: The most common adult form of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, is due to a triplet repeat (CTG) expansion in the 3' untranslated region of the myotonic dystrophy gene. Although this gene is known to encode a protein kinase, the mechanism by which a defect in this gene results in a disease state is not understood. To gain insight into this mechanism, the yeast two hybrid system was utilized to identify proteins which interact with myotonic dystrophy protein kinase. Eight positive clones were identified that interact specifically with the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase. One clone, which encodes a novel protein interacting with myotonic dystrophy protein kinase both in vivo in yeast and in vitro, was characterized further. The gene encoding this protein may represent a member of a small gene family, and the protein (95 amino acids) exhibits a high degree of homology to an snRNP protein, D1. This novel protein may be a member of the signal transduction pathway which is responsible for the manifestation of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000378:metabolism; D065636:Myotonin-Protein Kinase; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011485:Protein Binding; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C585517:DMPK protein, human; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; C105367:LSM2 protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D065636:Myotonin-Protein Kinase; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases