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betaPix-b(L), a novel isoform of betaPix, is generated by alternative translation
Authors:Rhee Sangmyung  Yang Soo Jung  Lee Seung Joon  Park Dongeun
Affiliation:School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea.
Abstract:betaPix (Pak-interacting exchange factor) isoforms are recently identified guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for Rho family GTPases, Rac/Cdc42, that are key players in the regulation of actin dynamics. Here we show that a novel 105-kDa betaPix isoform, betaPix-bL, is generated by alternative translation of betaPix-b mRNA. Translation of betaPix-bL starts at an atypical initiation site, GTG, that is located 57 nucleotides downstream from the newly identified 5' end of betaPix-b cDNA. The expression of two isoforms, betaPix-b and betaPix-bL, from betaPix-b mRNA is controlled by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-driven mechanism. Comparing to betaPix-b, betaPix-bL contains additional 105 amino acids composed of a calponin homology (CH) domain and a serine-rich sequence in the N-terminus. The expression of betaPix-bL in rat brain is developmentally regulated and high in the embryonic stages, suggesting that the function of betaPix-bL is more heavily required during the early stages of brain development.
Keywords:βPix   Calponin homology   Internal ribosome entry site   Alternative translation
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