title: T-STAR/ETOILE: a novel relative of SAM68 that interacts with an RNA-binding protein implicated in spermatogenesis.
abstract: RBM is an RNA-binding protein encoded on the Y chromosome in mammals and is expressed only in the nuclei of male germ cells. Genetic evidence from infertile men implicates it in spermatogenesis, but its function is unknown. Of a number of potential partners for RBM identified by a yeast two-hybrid screen with testis cDNA, the most frequent isolates encoded a novel RNA-binding protein, termed T-STAR, that is closely related to SAM68, an Src-associated protein of unknown function. The mouse homologue was also cloned and designated étoile. It mapped to chromosome 15, while T-STAR mapped to the syntenic region on human chromosome 8. T-STAR/étoile is expressed primarily in the testis; in rat germ cells, the expression of both T-STAR/étoile and SAM68 is regulated during meiosis. Transfection of T-STAR/étoile fused with green fluorescent protein into HeLa cells caused an accumulation of protein in a novel compartment of the nucleus, adjacent to the nucleolus but distinct from the peri-nucleolar compartment. RBM and other hnRNP G family members are candidate downstream targets for regulation by T-STAR/ETOILE and SAM68.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Venables
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vernet
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Cowmeadow
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Artzt
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Eperon
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D019556:COS Cells; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015870:Gene Expression; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009115:Muridae; D010957:Plasmids; D011485:Protein Binding; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C489559:KHDRBS1 protein, human; C118777:KHDRBS3 protein, human; C513253:Khdrbs1 protein, mouse; C486528:Khdrbs3 protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D012313:RNA