VAN3, an Arabidopsis novel type ArfGAP protein, functions in a vesicle transport governing vascular continuity

  • Naramoto Satoshi
    Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
  • Sawa Shinichiro
    Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
  • Koizumi Koji
    Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
  • Kurihara Ippei
    Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
  • Kubo Minoru
    Plant Science Center, RIKEN
  • Demura Taku
    Plant Science Center, RIKEN
  • Yahara Natsuko
    Molecular Membrane Biology Laboratory , RIKEN
  • Ueda Takashi
    Molecular Membrane Biology Laboratory , RIKEN
  • Nakano Akihiko
    Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo Molecular Membrane Biology Laboratory , RIKEN
  • Fukuda Hiroo
    Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo Plant Science Center, RIKEN

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  • シロイヌナズナ <I>VAN3</I> 遺伝子は葉脈の連続性を構築する小胞輸送機構に働く

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We have cloned the VAN3 gene as a causal gene of van3 mutant, defective in leaf vascular continuity. VAN3 encodes a putative novel type ArfGAP protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here we report ArfGAP activity of VAN3, and its subcellular localization. <br> First, we determined ArfGAP activity of VAN3 by an in vitro GTP/GDP exchange assay. VAN3 protein, which was prepared from E.coli havoring VAN3, stimulated hydrolysis of GTP to GDP binding to yeast Arf1p. Next, we determined the subcellular localization of VAN3 using a fusion protein of VAN3 and Venus. VAN3-Venus expressed under the control of 35S promoter showed fluorescent dots moving around in the cytoplasm. Double labeling experiments using VAN3-Venus and FM4-64, revealed high colocalization of FM4-64 staining vesicles and VAN3-Venus staining dots, suggesting VAN3 locates in the endosomal compartment. Efforts are underway to reveal colocalization of GNOM ArfGEF and VAN3 ArfGAP, and cell specificity of VAN3 gene expression.

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  • CRID
    1390282680605052288
  • NII Article ID
    130006988679
  • DOI
    10.14841/jspp.2004.0.548.0
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    • JaLC
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