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Nucleic Acids Research, Vol 26, Issue 11 2572-2579, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press

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SCP2: a major protein component of the axial elements of synaptonemal complexes of the rat

HH Offenberg, JA Schalk, RL Meuwissen, M van Aalderen, HA Kester, AJ Dietrich and C Heyting
Department of Genetics, Agricultural University, Dreijenlaan 2, NL-6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands.

In the axial elements of synaptonemal complexes (SCs) of the rat, major protein components have been identified, with relative electrophoretic mobilities (M rs) of 30 000-33 000 and 190 000. Using monoclonal anti- SC antibodies, we isolated cDNA fragments which encode the 190 000 M r component of rat SCs. The translation product predicted from the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA, called SCP2 (for synaptonemal complex protein 2), is a basic protein (pI = 8.0) with a molecular mass of 173 kDa. At the C-terminus, a stretch of approximately 50 amino acid residues is predicted to be capable of forming coiled-coil structures. SCP2 contains two clusters of S/T-P motifs, which are common in DNA- binding proteins. These clusters flank the central, most basic part of the protein (pI = 9.5). Three of the S/T-P motifs are potential target sites for p34(cdc2) protein kinase. In addition, SCP2 has eight potential cAMP/cGMP-dependent protein kinase target sites. The gene encoding SCP2 is transcribed specifically in the testis, in meiotic prophase cells. At the amino acid sequence and secondary structural level, SCP2 shows some similarity to the Red1 protein, which is involved in meiotic recombination and the assembly of axial elements of SCs in yeast. We speculate that SCP2 is a DNA-binding protein involved in the structural organization of meiotic prophase chromosomes.
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