Abstract
A 48-kDa protein (p48) that transiently associates with progesterone receptor during cell-free assembly in rabbit reticulocyte lysate was isolated by two-dimensional gel separation. Tryptic peptide sequences were generated and used to develop an antipeptide antiserum recognizing p48 by Western immunostaining, and this antiserum was used to monitor purification of native p48 from reticulocyte lysate. Eight mouse monoclonal antibodies capable of immunoprecipitating vertebrate p48 were generated. These monoclonal antibodies served as probes to clone ten p48 cDNAs from a HeLa cDNA expression library. One of the cloned cDNAs was sequenced in its entirety and codes for a 369-amino acid protein (calculated Mr = 41,324). Northern blot analysis of RNA from multiple human tissues suggest that p48 may be ubiquitously expressed. Expression of human p48 cDNA in vitro yielded a product that comigrated with rabbit p48 by SDS-PAGE and associated with progesterone receptor in a similar manner. Immunoprecipitation of p48 complexes revealed a common association of p48 with hsp70 and, to a lesser extent, with hsp90 and p60. Thus, it appears that p48 is a novel component of the cytoplasmic molecular chaperone machinery.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Antibodies
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antibody Specificity
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Base Sequence
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Blotting, Western
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Carrier Proteins / biosynthesis*
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Carrier Proteins / chemistry
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Carrier Proteins / isolation & purification
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Chickens
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Cloning, Molecular
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DNA / genetics
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
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Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
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Gene Expression
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Gene Library
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / biosynthesis*
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / chemistry
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / isolation & purification
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HeLa Cells
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Humans
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Mice
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Models, Biological
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Organ Specificity
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Peptide Fragments / chemistry
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Peptide Fragments / isolation & purification
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Peptide Mapping
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Rabbits
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Receptors, Progesterone / biosynthesis*
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Receptors, Progesterone / chemistry
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Receptors, Progesterone / isolation & purification
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Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
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Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
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Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
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Trypsin
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins*
Substances
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Antibodies
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Carrier Proteins
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
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Peptide Fragments
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Receptors, Progesterone
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Recombinant Proteins
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ST13 protein, human
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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DNA
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Trypsin