title: A new human gene hNTKL-BP1 interacts with hPirh2.
abstract: NTKL (N-terminal kinase-like protein) encodes an evolutionarily conserved kinase-like protein and is mapped around chromosomal breakpoints found in several carcinomas, suggesting that NTKL dysfunction may be involved in carcinogenesis. Recently, we identified a novel mouse gene, mNTKL-BP1 (NTKL-binding protein 1), encoding a protein interacting with NTKL. For further study, a new human gene, hNTKL-BP1, which is highly homologous with mNTKL-BP1, was used as bait in yeast two-hybrid system. hPirh2 (human p53-induced RING-H2 protein) was identified as hNTKL-BP1 interacting protein. The specific interaction of two proteins was confirmed by pull-down assay in vitro and co-immunoprecipitation in vivo. Moreover, an immunofluorescent staining assay showed that hNTKL-BP1 colocalizes with hPirh2 in SMMC 7721 cells. It will stimulate further investigation into whether hNTKL-BP1 is the substrate of hPirh2 or interaction of hNTKL-BP1 with hPirh2 enhances or represses the ubiquitin-protein ligase activity of hPirh2.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jinjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yating
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Keke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; C485369:RCHY1 protein, human; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases