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A urochordate putative homolog of human EB1, the protein which binds APC1
Edwin L. CooperZeev PancerWerner E. G. M�llersubject
Cancer ResearchAdenomatous polyposis coliMolecular Sequence Datamacromolecular substancesBotryllus schlosseriPolymerase Chain ReactionHomology (biology)Conserved sequenceBacterial ProteinsComplementary DNAAnimalsHumansAmino Acid SequenceUrochordataGeneticschemistry.chemical_classificationBase SequencebiologyfungiNucleic acid sequenceProteinsSequence Analysis DNAbiology.organism_classificationYeastAmino acidOncologychemistrybiology.proteinSequence Alignmentdescription
Abstract The human EB1 protein has been cloned by virtue of its interaction with the C-terminus of the APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) protein, whose C-terminal truncated forms have been shown to accompany sporadic and familial forms of colorectal cancer. We have cloned a putative EB1 homolog from Botryllus schlosseri (Urochordata, Ascidiacea). The deduced protein is 287 amino acids long, and is identical with 48% of the residues in human EB1 and 24–25% in two yeast hypothetical proteins. We propose that such a high degree of conservation among EB1 homologs is indicative of an essential regulatory mechanism in eukaryotic cells.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-03 | Cancer Letters |