Abstract
Tubulin dimers isolated from brain contain two GTP binding sites, a nonexchangeable site and an exchangeable site. To localize the exchangeable site, we used a photoaffinity analog of GTP, 8-azidoguanosine triphosphate (8-N3GTP), which supports tubulin polymerization in the absence of activating light. Photolysis of tubulin polymerized in the presence of 0.01 to 0.1 mM [beta, gamma-32P]8-N3GTP resulted in covalent incorporation of radioactivity only onto the beta monomer. Photolysis with 8-N3GTP also prevented any further repolymerization of the tubulin whereas like treatment in the presence of GTP had no effect. Preincubation of tubulin with GTP prevented photo-incorporation of [beta, gamma-32P]8-N3GTP whereas preincubation with ATP did not.
Dates
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Created | 19 years, 2 months ago (May 31, 2006, 3:23 a.m.) |
Deposited | 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 11 a.m.) |
Indexed | 1 year, 1 month ago (July 2, 2024, 11:16 a.m.) |
Issued | 47 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1977) |
Published | 47 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1977) |
Published Online | 47 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1977) |
Published Print | 47 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1977) |
@article{Geahlen_1977, title={Interactions of a photoaffinity analog of GTP with the proteins of microtubules.}, volume={74}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.74.10.4375}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.74.10.4375}, number={10}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Geahlen, R L and Haley, B E}, year={1977}, month=oct, pages={4375–4377} }