title: Searching for interacting partners of CLN1, CLN2 and Btn1p with the two-hybrid system.
abstract: The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are the most common neurodegenerative disorders of childhood. The CLN1, CLN2 and CLN3 genes are associated to the infantile, late infantile and juvenile forms of NCL, respectively. We have subcloned the cDNAs encoding CLN1, CLN2 and BTN1, the yeast homologue of human CLN3, into plasmid vectors to evaluate whether these proteins interact with other proteins co-expressed from either a cDNA library derived from human cerebellum or from yeast, respectively, using the two-hybrid system. We concluded that CLN1 most likely does not interact with any other proteins in vivo. Furthermore, it is unlikely that CLN2 interacts with other proteins in vivo, although this study utilized a cDNA encoding the CLN2 precursor and it is possible that interacting partners may be excluded by the nature of this protein structure. Finally, we conclude that proteins that interact with Btn1p and therefore CLN3 cannot be identified using the whole proteins in a two-hybrid system, due to the hydrophobic nature of this protein. By understanding the topology of CLN3, specific regions of CLN3 need to be tested by two-hybrid to identify any interacting partners.
authors.affiliation: Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Cottone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D000626:Aminopeptidases; D002648:Child; D016213:Cyclins; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases; D010450:Endopeptidases; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism; D009472:Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses / Q000201:enzymology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D057057:Serine Proteases; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; D000091346:Tripeptidyl-Peptidase 1; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: C079895:CLN3 protein, S cerevisiae; C105199:CLN3 protein, human; D016213:Cyclins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D000091346:Tripeptidyl-Peptidase 1; C489809:YHC3 protein, S cerevisiae; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; C416054:PPT1 protein, human; D010450:Endopeptidases; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D057057:Serine Proteases; D000626:Aminopeptidases; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases; C000717267:TPP1 protein, human