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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
Understanding the function of the hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is fundamental to elucidating the underlying mechanisms of hepatitis and hepatocarcinogenesis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We identified heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) as a novel cellular target of HBx by the combination of affinity purification and mass spectrometry. Physical interaction between HBx and Hsp60 was confirmed by standard immunoprecipitation and immunoblot methods. Analysis of HBx deletion constructs showed that amino acids 88-117 of HBx were responsible for the binding to Hsp60. Confocal laser microscopy demonstrated that HBx and Hsp60 colocalized in mitochondria. Furthermore, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP end labeling (TUNEL) revealed that the introduction of Hsp60 into cells facilitated HBx-induced apoptosis. These findings suggest the importance of the molecular chaperon protein Hsp60 to the function of HBV viral proteins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
318
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Chaperonin 60, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Chromatography, Affinity, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Hepatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Sequence Analysis, Protein, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:15120623-Transfection
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction of the hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) with heat shock protein 60 enhances HBx-mediated apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't