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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-23
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The chaperonin containing TCP-1 (CCT) is a eukaryotic cytoplasmic chaperonin, consisting of multiple distinct subunits in a double-toroid structure. In vitro, the CCT has been shown to assist in the folding of tubulin and actin into active conformations through an ATP-dependent mechanism. The function and distribution of these proteins in vivo are also not known. In this report, we show that the expression of two CCT subunits (alpha and gamma) are developmentally regulated in neural-derived and myogenic lineages. While expression in the central nervous system and muscle is consistent with a role in tubulin and actin conformation, we also detect robust expression in the developing cranial neural crest. Enrichment in the neural crest may represent the presence of a novel substrate for the CCT. We have also cloned the complete cDNA for the Xenopus ortholog of CCT gamma, which has 87% amino acid identity with the mouse protein. This remarkable evolutionary conservation suggests a conserved function for this protein among vertebrates, and possibly among all eukaryotes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1058-8388
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
205
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
387-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and expression of Xenopus CCT gamma, a chaperonin subunit developmentally regulated in neural-derived and myogenic lineages.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't