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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
39
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We have cloned and characterized a novel zinc finger protein, termed JAZ. JAZ contains four C(2)H(2)-type zinc finger motifs that are connected by long (28-38) amino acid linker sequences. JAZ is expressed in all tissues tested and localizes in the nucleus, primarily the nucleolus. JAZ preferentially binds to double-stranded (ds) RNA or RNA/DNA hybrids rather than DNA. Mutation of individual zinc finger motifs reveals that the zinc finger domains are not only essential for dsRNA binding but are also required for its nucleolar localization, which demonstrates a complex trafficking mechanism dependent on the nucleic acid-binding capability of the protein. Furthermore, forced expression of JAZ potently induces apoptosis in murine fibroblast cells. Thus, JAZ may belong to a class of zinc finger proteins that features dsRNA binding and may regulate cell growth via the unique dsRNA binding properties.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
274
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27399-406
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10488071-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-RNA, Double-Stranded, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-RNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:10488071-Zinc Fingers
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
JAZ requires the double-stranded RNA-binding zinc finger motifs for nuclear localization.
pubmed:affiliation
Sealy Center for Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1048, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.