Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10429229 | Tsinghua Science & Technology | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The effect of TACO1-299, the N-terminal truncation of TACO, on phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced U937 cell adhesion was investigated. Full-length TACO and several truncations were overexpressed in U937 cells. The effects of the expressed proteins on U937 cell adhesion mediated by PMA-induced differentiation were observed by fluorescence microscopy. The results show that the overexpression of TACO1-299 inhibits cell adhesion while overexpressions of the other proteins do not have this effect. The actin-binding capability of TACO1-299 was investigated and the results show that TACO1-299 lacks the ability of TACO to bind F-actin. The inhibitive effect of TACO1-299, the functional domain of TACO, suggests that TACO may play a role in cell differentiation mediating adhesion of monoblastic leukemia cells.
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Authors
Liu (åé¿æ¯), Sui (é森è³),