title: Molecular cloning and characterization of human Aph2 gene, involved in AP-1 regulation by interaction with JAB1.
abstract: A human Aph2 gene (hAph2) was identified and cloned from a human placenta cDNA library. Bioinformatics analysis revealed hAPH2 protein shares 96% identity with mouse APH2 and contains a zf-DHHC domain (148-210aa), which is always involved in protein-protein or protein-DNA interaction. Differential expression patterns of hAph2 mRNA were observed in normal human tissues. Yeast two-hybrid screening found another hAPH2-interacting protein JAB1. The zf-DHHC domain of hAPH2 and the C-terminal of JAB1 were confirmed to be critical for the interaction. Fused with GFP and expressed in COS-7, NIH/3T3 and SMMC-7721 cell lines, hAPH2 showed predominant distribution in the cytoplasm and co-localized with JAB1 around the nucleus. Furthermore, overexpression of hAPH2 could increase apoptosis of COS-7 cells and negatively regulate JAB1-induced activation of AP-1 in a concentration dependent manner. The expression level of c-jun was also down-regulated by overexpression of hAPH2 in COS-7 cells. These data showed some basic characterization and function of hAph2 (hAPH2), dependent or independent with JAB1.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute and Cancer Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
authors.forename: Fengrui
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yujun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Di
authors.forename: Jinjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xianghuo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yongzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dafang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Keke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Jianren
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D015153:Blotting, Western; D000075686:COP9 Signalosome Complex; D019556:COS Cells; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; C413604:nicastrin protein; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D008156:Luciferases; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; C501488:COPS5 protein, human; D000075686:COP9 Signalosome Complex