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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 112, Issue 22 4031-4039, Copyright © 1999 by Company of Biologists
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M Koike, T Awaji, M Kataoka, G Tsujimoto, T Kartasova, A Koike and T Shiomi
Genome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan. m_koike@nirs.go.jp
The Ku protein is a complex of two subunits, Ku70 and Ku80. Ku plays an important role in DNA-PKcs-dependent double-strand break repair and V(D)J recombination, and in growth regulation, which is DNA-PKcs-independent. We studied the expression and the subcellular localization of Ku and DNA-PKcs throughout the cell cycle in several established human cell lines. Using immunofluorescence analysis and confocal laser scanning microscopy, we detected Ku70 and Ku80 in the nuclei in interphase cells. In mitotic cells (1) most of Ku protein was found diffused in the cytoplasm, (2) a fraction was detected at the periphery of condensed chromosomes, (3) no Ku protein was present in the chromosome interior. Association of Ku with isolated chromosomes was also observed. On the other hand, DNA-PKcs was detected in the nucleus in interphase cells and not at the periphery of condensed chromosomes during mitosis. Using indirect immunoprecipitation, we found that throughout the cell cycle, Ku70 and Ku80 were present as heterodimers, some in complex with DNA-PKcs. Our findings suggest that the localization of Ku at the periphery of metaphase chromosomes might be imperative for a novel function of Ku in the G(2)/M phase, which does not require DNA-PKcs.
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