Abstract：
:Previously we cloned and characterized the hamster intermediate filament genes coding for vimentin and desmin. It was demonstrated that the cloned desmin gene was expressed after gene transfer and that the newly synthesized protein assembles into intermediate filaments. Here we present data on the transfection of modified vimentin and desmin genes onto simian virus 40-transformed hamster lens cells and HeLa cells. Modifications included: (1) removal of exons encoding the desmin COOH-terminal domain; (2) exchange of exons encoding the COOH-terminal domain of vimentin and desmin; and (3) deletion of part of exon I of desmin, coding for the NH2-terminal amino acids 4-148. In transient transfection assays it was shown that the modifications in the COOH region had no detectable effects on the filament forming potential of the encoded proteins as demonstrated with desmin antibodies in the indirect immunofluorescence test. On the other hand, deletion of a considerable part of the first exon of the desmin gene results in a lack of bona fide intermediate filament formation. Immunoblotting with desmin antibodies of cell populations enriched for the transfected modified genes showed that the presence of the modified genes results in the synthesis of the corresponding proteins with the expected molecular weights. From our results we conclude that in vivo: (1) the presence of the COOH terminus is not essential for filament formation; (2) that an exchange of COOH-terminal parts of vimentin and desmin does not prevent assembly into intermediate filaments; and (3) that removal of the NH2 terminus of desmin affects intermediate filament formation.
journal_name
J Cell Scijournal_title
Journal of cell scienceauthors
van den Heuvel RM,van Eys GJ,Ramaekers FC,Quax WJ,Vree Egberts WT,Schaart G,Cuypers HT,Bloemendal Hsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1987-11-01 00:00:00pages
475-82eissn
0021-9533issn
1477-9137journal_volume
88 ( Pt 4)pub_type
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