title: Dual cytoplasmic and nuclear distribution of the novel arsenite-stimulated human ATPase (hASNA-I).
abstract: The arsenite-stimulated human ATPase (hASNA-I) protein is a distinct human ATPase whose cDNA was cloned by sequence homology to the Escherichia coli ATPase arsA. Its subcellular localization in human malignant melanoma T289 cells was examined to gain insight into the role of hASNA-I in the physiology of human cells. Immunocytochemical staining using the specific anti-hASNA-I monoclonal antibody 5G8 showed a cytoplasmic, perinuclear, and nucleolar distribution. Subcellular fractionation indicated that the cytoplasmic hASNA-I was soluble and that the perinuclear distribution was due to association with the nuclear membrane rather than with the endoplasmic reticulum. Its presence in the nucleolus was confirmed by showing colocalization with an antibody of known nucleolar specificity. Further immunocytochemical analysis showed that the hASNA-I at the nuclear membrane was associated with invaginations into the nucleus in interphase cells. These results indicate that hASNA-I is a paralogue of the bacterial ArsA protein and suggest that it plays a role in the nucleocytoplasmic transport of a nucleolar component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and the UCSD Cancer Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0058, USA. bhaidar@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kurdi-Haidar
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hom
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Flittner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heath
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Naredi
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D053501:Arsenite Transporting ATPases; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000201:enzymology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000201:enzymology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000201:enzymology*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016623:Ion Pumps; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000201:enzymology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016623:Ion Pumps; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D053501:Arsenite Transporting ATPases; C506972:Asna1 protein, mouse