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Eukaryotic Cell, December 2007, p. 2206-2213, Vol. 6, No. 12
1535-9778/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/EC.00176-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Trypanosoma brucei RNA Binding Proteins p34 and p37 Mediate NOPP44/46 Cellular Localization via the Exportin 1 Nuclear Export Pathway{triangledown}

Kristina Hellman,{dagger} Kimberly Prohaska,{dagger} and Noreen Williams*

Department of Microbiology and Immunology and The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, 253 Biomedical Research Building, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214

Received 16 May 2007/ Accepted 21 September 2007

We have previously identified and characterized two novel nuclear RNA binding proteins, p34 and p37, which have been shown to interact with a family of nucleolar phosphoproteins, NOPP44/46, in Trypanosoma brucei. These proteins are nearly identical, the major difference being an 18-amino-acid insert in the N terminus of p37. In order to characterize the interaction between p34 and p37 and NOPP44/46, we have utilized an RNA interference (RNAi) cell line that specifically targets p34 and p37. Within these RNAi cells, we detected a disruption of a higher-molecular-weight complex containing NOPP44/46, as well as a dramatic increase in nuclear NOPP44/46 protein levels. We demonstrated that no change occurred in NOPP44/46 mRNA steady-state levels or stability, nor was there a change in cellular protein levels. These results led us to investigate whether p34 and p37 regulate NOPP44/46 cellular localization. Examination of the p34 and p37 amino acid sequences revealed a leucine-rich nuclear export signal, which interacts with the nuclear export factor exportin 1. Immune capture experiments demonstrated that p34, p37, and NOPP44/46 associate with exportin 1. When these experiments were performed with p34/p37 RNAi cells, NOPP44/46 no longer associated with exportin 1. Sequential immune capture experiments demonstrated that p34, p37, NOPP44/46, and exportin 1 exist in a common complex. Inhibiting exportin 1-mediated nuclear export led to an increase in nuclear NOPP44/46 proteins, indicating that they are exported from the nucleus via this pathway. Together, our results demonstrate that p34 and p37 regulate NOPP44/46 cellular localization by facilitating their association with exportin 1.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 253 Biomedical Research Building, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214. Phone: (716) 829-2279. Fax: (716) 829-2158. E-mail: nw1{at}acsu.buffalo.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 October 2007.

{dagger} Kristina Hellman and Kimberly Prohaska contributed equally to this work.

Eukaryotic Cell, December 2007, p. 2206-2213, Vol. 6, No. 12
1535-9778/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/EC.00176-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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