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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
41
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
Microtubules form a cytoskeletal framework that influences cell shape and provides structural support for the cell. Microtubules in the nervous system undergo a unique post-translational modification, polyglutamylation of the C termini of their tubulin subunits. The mammalian enzymes that perform beta-tubulin polyglutamylation as well as their physiological functions in the neuronal tissue remain elusive. We report identification of a mammalian polyglutamylase with specificity for beta-tubulin as well as its distribution and function in neurite growth. To identify putative tubulin polyglutamylases, we searched tubulin tyrosine ligase-like (TTLL) proteins for those predominantly expressed in the nervous system. Of 13 TTLL proteins, TTLL7 was transcribed at the highest level in the nervous system. Recombinant TTLL7 catalyzed tubulin polyglutamylation with high preference to beta-tubulin in vitro. When expressed in HEK293T cells, TTLL7 demonstrated specificity for beta-tubulin and not for alpha-tubulin or nucleosome assembly protein 1. Consistent with these findings, knockdown of TTLL7 in a primary culture of superior cervical ganglion neurons caused a loss of polyglutamylated beta-tubulin. Following stimulation of PC12 cells with nerve growth factor to differentiate, the level of TTLL7 increased concomitantly with polyglutamylation of beta-tubulin. Short interference RNA-mediated knockdown of TTLL7 repressed nerve growth factor-stimulated MAP (microtubule-associated protein) 2-positive neurite growth in PC12 cells. Consistent with having a role in the growth of MAP2-positive neurites, TTLL7 accumulated within a MAP2-enriched somatodendritic portion of superior cervical ganglion, as did polyglutamylated beta-tubulin. Anti-TTLL7 antibody revealed that TTLL7 was distributed in a somatodendritic compartment in the mouse brain. These findings indicate that TTLL7 is a beta-tubulin polyglutamylase and is required for the growth of MAP2-positive neurites in PC12 cells.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
30707-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
TTLL7 is a mammalian beta-tubulin polyglutamylase required for growth of MAP2-positive neurites.
pubmed:affiliation
Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Minamiooya, Machida, Tokyo 194-8511, Japan.
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