Abstract
C-Fos and the Fos-related antigens (FRA) are induced by various stimuli. A novel 35-37 kDa FRA was induced much longer after the treatment using kainic acid (KA) and may be very important for neuronal survival after brain damage. To identify this long-term FRA, we have constructed a cDNA library derived from hippocampus after KA treatment and screened it with an antibody highly conserved M-peptide region of FRAs. One gene, MP13, was cloned with a 1662 bp open reading frame and coded for a 554-amino acid protein. MP13 has a leucine zipper region, a glutamine repeat region, and has high similarity to the activator of the small guanosine triphosphate (GTP)ase Rab5. Gel retardation analysis revealed that MP13 functions as a GTP regulation related factor. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-132 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
Volume | 296 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Dec 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cloning
- Fos-related antigen
- Gel-shift
- Gene
- Guanosine triphosphate
- Immunoscreening
- Transcription factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience