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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Mutation of spartin (SPG20) underlies a complicated form of hereditary spastic paraplegia, a disorder principally defined by the degeneration of upper motor neurons. Using a polyclonal antibody against spartin to gain insight into the function of the endogenous molecule, we show that the endogenous molecule is present in two main isoforms of 85 kDa and 100 kDa, and 75 kDa and 85 kDa in human and murine, respectively, with restricted subcellular localization. Immunohistochemical studies on human and mouse embryo sections and in vitro cell studies indicate that spartin is likely to possess both nuclear and cytoplasmic functions. The nuclear expression of spartin closely mirrors that of the snRNP (small nuclear ribonucleoprotein) marker alpha-Sm, a component of the spliceosome. Spartin is also enriched at the centrosome within mitotic structures. Notably we show that spartin protein undergoes dynamic positional changes in differentiating human SH-SY5Y cells. In undifferentiated non-neuronal cells, spartin displays a nuclear and diffuse cytosolic profile, whereas spartin transiently accumulates in the trans-Golgi network and subsequently decorates discrete puncta along neurites in terminally differentiated neuroblastic cells. Investigation of these spartin-positive vesicles reveals that a large proportion colocalizes with the synaptic vesicle marker synaptotagmin. Spartin is also enriched in synaptic-like structures and in synaptic vesicle-enriched fraction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0014-4827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
312
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2764-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Centrosome, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Golgi Apparatus, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Interphase, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary, pubmed-meshheading:16781711-Synaptic Vesicles
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Endogenous spartin, mutated in hereditary spastic paraplegia, has a complex subcellular localization suggesting diverse roles in neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Genetics, St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't