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A novel proteolytically processed CDP/Cux isoform of 90 kDa is generated by cathepsin L

  • Brigitte Goulet , Mary Truscott and Alain Nepveu
Published/Copyright: September 14, 2006
Biological Chemistry
From the journal Volume 387 Issue 9

Abstract

The Cut-like genes code for multiple isoforms of the CDP/Cux transcription factor. The full-length protein contains four DNA-binding domains: Cut repeats 1, 2 and 3 (CR1, CR2 and CR3) and the Cut homeodomain (HD). The p75 isoform is expressed from an mRNA that is initiated within intron 20 and contains only CR3 and HD. The p110 isoform is generated by proteolytic processing by cathepsin L and contains CR2, CR3 and HD. In the present study, we show that an additional isoform of 90 kDa is expressed in many cell lines of epithelial origin. Mapping experiments with deletion mutants indicated that the N-terminus of p90 is located upstream of CR2, between amino acids 918 and 938. Indeed, p90 and p110 displayed similar DNA-binding and transcriptional activities. The p90 isoform, like p110, was found to be generated by proteolytic processing. The steady-state level of both p90 and p110 correlated with the level of cathepsin L activity. Importantly, co-expression with a cathepsin L mutant that is initiated at downstream AUG sites also stimulated the generation of p90 and p110. These results strongly suggest that p90, like p110, is generated by cathepsin L isoforms that are devoid of a signal peptide.

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