Nucleic Acids Research, 2000, Vol. 28, No. 21 4212-4218
© 2000 Oxford University Press
A novel cytoplasmic GTPase XAB1 interacts with DNA repair protein XPA
1Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, 2Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigakucho, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-0801, Japan and 3CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Japan
The xeroderma pigmentosum group A protein (XPA) plays a central role in nucleotide excision repair (NER). To identify proteins that bind to XPA, we screened a HeLa cDNA library using the yeast two-hybrid system. Here we report a novel cytoplasmic GTP-binding protein, designated XPA binding protein 1 (XAB1). The deduced amino acid sequence of XAB1 consisted of 374 residues with a molecular weight of 41 kDa and an isoelectric point of 4.65. Sequence analysis revealed that XAB1 has four sequence motifs G1–G4 of the GTP-binding protein family in the N-terminal half. XAB1 also contains an acidic region in the C-terminal portion. Northern blot analysis showed that XAB1 mRNA is expressed ubiquitously, and immunofluorescence analysis revealed that XAB1 is localized mainly in the cytoplasm. Consistent with the GTP-binding motif, purified recombinant XAB1 protein has intrinsic GTPase activity. Using the yeast two-hybrid system, we elucidated that XAB1 binds to the N-terminal region of XPA. The deletion of five amino acids, residues 30–34 of XPA, required for nuclear localization of XPA abolished the interaction with XAB1. These results suggest that XAB1 is a novel cytoplasmic GTPase involved in nuclear localization of XPA.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed at Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. Tel: +81 6 6879 7971; Fax: +81 6 6877 9136; Email: ktanaka@imcb.osaka-u.ac.jp
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