Mouse PeP: a novel peroxisomal protein linked to myoblast differentiation and development.
The identification of several peroxisomal proteins in the past decade has deepened our understanding of the biology of peroxisomes and their involvement in human disorders. We report the cloning and expression pattern during the mouse development of a cDNA encoding a novel protein, named PeP, and show that its product is imported specifically to the peroxisome matrix in a variety of cell types. We also demonstrate that PeP is imported to the organelle through the PEX5 receptor pathway, which indicates that the C-terminal tripeptide SKI behaves as a type 1 peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS1). PeP expression is tightly regulated, as shown by Northern and in situ hybridization experiments. Thus during embryonic development in the mouse, PeP mRNA is detected almost exclusively in the skeletal muscle, whereas in adult mice, strong expression is also found in the heart and brain. In addition, PeP mRNA accumulation is induced after myoblast differentiation in vitro, when myotube formation is promoted. Sequence analysis reveals that PeP has no significant homology to any known protein, except for a short stretch of amino acids containing the fingerprint of the fibronectin type III superfamily, a domain present in proteins often related to molecular and cellular recognition and binding processes. Thus our data suggest a connection between the function of PeP and murine cell differentiation and development.
Ferrer-Martínez
Andreu
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Institute of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA. aferrer@porthos.bio.ub.es
Ruiz-Lozano
Pilar
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Chien
Kenneth R
KR
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D015723:Gene Library; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009132:Muscles / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D032446:Myoblasts / Q000166:cytology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014162:Transfection; D015854:Up-Regulation
D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005353:Fibronectins; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; C470100:PeP protein, mouse; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D004247:DNA; D001629:Bezafibrate