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	FEBS Lett. Jan (2003); 533(1):14-20
Characterization of a new family of proteins that interact with the C-terminal region of the chromatin-remodeling factor CHD-3.
Lemos TA, Passos DO, Nery FC, Kobarg J
Centro de Biologia Molecular Estrutural, Laboratorio Nacional de Luz Si;ncrotron, Rua Giuseppe Maximo Scolfaro 10.000, C.P. 6192, 13084-971, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Abstract: The two human proteins Ki-1/57 and CGI-55 have highly similar amino acid sequences but their functions are unknown. We analyzed them by yeast two-hybrid screens and found that they interact with the C-terminal region of the human chromatin-remodeling factor CHD-3 (chromo-helicase-DNA-binding domain protein-3). The interaction of CGI-55 and CHD-3 could be confirmed in vitro and in vivo by co-immunoprecipitations from Sf9 insect cells. Mapping showed that CGI-55 interacts with CHD-3 via two regions at its N- and C-terminals. The CGI-55 and Ki-1/57 mRNAs show highest expression in muscle, colon and kidney. A CGI55-GFP fusion protein was localized in the cytoplasm, nucleus and perinuclear regions of HeLa cells. These data suggest the possibility that CGI-55 and Ki-1/57 might be involved in nuclear functions like the remodeling of chromatin.
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