Journal of Cell Science, Vol 107, Issue 2 601-611, Copyright © 1994 by Company of Biologists

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A protein related to brain microtubule-associated protein MAP1B is a component of the mammalian centrosome

JE Dominguez, B Buendia, C Lopez-Otin, C Antony, E Karsenti and J Avila
Centro de Biologia Molecular (CSIC-UAM), Fac. Ciencias UAM Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.

The centrosome is the main microtubule organizing center of mammalian cells. Structurally, it is composed of a pair of centrioles surrounded by a fibro-granular material (the pericentriolar material) from which microtubules are nucleated. However, the nature of centrosomal molecules involved in microtubules nucleation is still obscure. Since brain microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) lower the critical tubulin concentration required for microtubule nucleation in tubulin solution in vitro, we have examined their possible association with centrosomes. By immunofluorescence, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies raised against MAP1B stain the centrosome in cultured cells as well as purified centrosomes, whereas antibodies raised against MAP2 give a completely negative reaction. The MAP1B-related antigen is localized to the pericentriolar material as revealed by immunoelectron microscopy. In preparations of purified centrosomes analyzed on poly-acrylamide gels, a protein that migrates as brain MAP1B is present. After blotting on nitrocellulose, it is decorated by anti-MAP1B antibodies and the amino acid sequence of proteolytic fragments of this protein is similar to brain MAP1B. Moreover, brain MAP1B and its centrosomal counterpart share the same phosphorylation features and have similar peptide maps. These data strongly suggest that a protein homologue to MAP1B is present in centrosomes and it is a good candidate for being involved in the nucleating activity of the pericentriolar material.
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