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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 112, Issue 15 2463-2472, Copyright © 1999 by Company of Biologists

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Chmadrin: a novel Ki-67 antigen-related perichromosomal protein possibly implicated in higher order chromatin structure

M Takagi, Y Matsuoka, T Kurihara and Y Yoneda
Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.

A novel perichromosomal protein, which we have named chmadrin, was identified from rat kangaroo PtK2 cells. The deduced amino acid sequence revealed structural homologies in several limited regions to the Ki-67 antigen (pKi-67). The subcellular localization of chmadrin was found to be similar to that of pKi-67 throughout the cell cycle, that is, predominantly nucleolar during interphase and perichromosomal in the mitotic phase. In addition, a certain population of the protein was found to be localized in heterochromatic foci in interphase nuclei. Transient expression analysis of the truncated proteins corresponding to the conserved regions clearly demonstrated the structural basis for the characteristic cellular localization. Residues 494-778, which show extensive similarity to the corresponding region of pKi-67, were efficiently targeted to nucleoli, whereas a repetitive structure found at the C-terminal portion, whose similarity to pKi-67 is weak, was localized precisely to mitotic chromosomes. The C-terminal portion was designated the 'LR domain' since several LR (leucine and arginine) pairs commonly appear in chmadrin and pKi-67. When overproduced in the interphase nuclei, the LR domain induced the formation of aberrant heterochromatin as a structural constituent. These are the first empirical data suggesting the involvement of perichromosomal proteins in the organization of chromatin structure.


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