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Visualization of DNA Repair Proteins Interaction by Immunofluorescence
Published on: June 26, 2020
RpS3, a DNA repair endonuclease and ribosomal protein, is involved in apoptosis
Chang-Young Jang1, Jae Yung Lee, Joon Kim
1Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, and BioInstitute, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, South Korea.
Abstract:
It is known that mammalian rpS3 functions as a DNA repair endonuclease and ribosomal protein S3. It was also observed that several ribosomal proteins or DNA repair enzymes are related to apoptosis. We report here a third function of rpS3, induction of apoptosis. The localization of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-rpS3 is changed to the nuclear membrane when lymphocytic cells undergo rpS3-induced apoptosis. Transient expression of GFP-rpS3 activates caspase-8/caspase-3 and sensitizes cytokine-induced apoptosis. Deletion analysis reveals that the two functions of rpS3, DNA repair and apoptosis, use independent functional domains.
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