Expression of tocopherol-associated protein in mast cells.
Tocopherol-associated protein (TAP) was expressed in mouse mast cells. TAP was predominantly localized in the cytoplasm, and the subcellular localization was not changed by alpha-tocopherol. The results suggest that the physiological role of TAP in mast cells is not regulation of tocopherol function but an as-yet-unidentified activity.
Ikeda
Teruo
T
Azabu University Research Institute of Biosciences, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara 229-8501, Japan.
Murakami
Masaru
M
Funaba
Masayuki
M
D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000975:Antioxidants; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008074:Lipoproteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; C500212:tocopherol-associated protein, mouse; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol