title: Basonuclins 1 and 2, whose genes share a common origin, are proteins with widely different properties and functions.
abstract: Basonuclin (bn) 1 possesses three separated pairs of zinc fingers and a nuclear localization signal. It is largely confined to the basal cells of stratified squamous epithelia and to reproductive germ cells. bn1 can shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and its location is correlated with the proliferative potential of the cell. The recently discovered bn2 also possesses three separated pairs of zinc fingers and a nuclear localization signal. Conservation of the zinc fingers and the nuclear localization signal by bn1 and bn2 indicates a common origin. However, in contrast to bn1, bn2 is found in virtually every cell type and is confined to the nucleus. Bn2 but not bn1 colocalizes with SC35 in nuclear speckles and, therefore, is likely to have a function in nuclear processing of mRNA.
authors.affiliation: Unité Propre de Recherche 2228 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Vivant des Saints-Pères, Université René Descartes, 75006 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vanhoutteghem
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Djian
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000378:metabolism; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004817:Epidermis / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; C484527:BNC2 protein, human; C511595:Bnc1 protein, mouse; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C484528:basonuclin 2, mouse; C073288:SRSF2 protein, human; C077914:BNC1 protein, human; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors