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The third tubulin pool.

L Lafanechère1, D Job

  • 1Laboratoire du Cytosquelette, INSERM U366, DBMS, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique/Grenoble, France. llafanechere@cea.fr

Neurochemical Research
|February 24, 2000
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Non-tyrosinatable tubulin (delta2-tubulin) is a distinct tubulin variant lacking a specific carboxyterminal group. Delta2-tubulin accumulates in neurons and tumors, potentially serving as a malignancy marker.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Tubulin undergoes detyrosination/tyrosination, creating distinct tubulin subpopulations.
  • Brain tubulin preparations contain a non-tyrosinatable tubulin subpopulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the purification and structural characterization of non-tyrosinatable tubulin.
  • To investigate the properties and potential applications of delta2-tubulin.

Main Methods:

  • Purification of non-tyrosinatable tubulin.
  • Structural characterization of the tubulin variant.

Main Results:

  • Non-tyrosinatable tubulin, termed delta2-tubulin, lacks a carboxyterminal glutamyl-tyrosine group on its alpha-subunit.

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  • Delta2-tubulin is generated irreversibly from detyrosinated tubulin.
  • Accumulation of delta2-tubulin observed in neurons, stable microtubule assemblies, and tumor cells.

    • Conclusions:

    • Delta2-tubulin is a stable tubulin variant.
    • Its accumulation in tumor cells is linked to the loss of tubulin tyrosine ligase.
    • Delta2-tubulin may serve as a valuable biomarker for malignancy in human tumors.