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- Title
p15<sup>PAF</sup>, a novel PCNA associated factor with increased expression in tumor tissues.
- Authors
Yu, Peiwen; Huang, Betty; Shen, Mary; Lau, Clorinda; Chan, Eva; Michel, Jennifer; Xiong, Yue; Payan, Donald G; Luo, Ying
- Abstract
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is an essential protein in both DNA replication and DNA damage repair. A novel 15 kD protein, p15PAF, was identified as a PCNA-associated factor in a yeast two-hybrid screen using PCNA as the bait. p15PAF is localized primarily in the nucleus. p15PAF shares the conserved PCNA binding motif with several other PCNA binding proteins including CDK inhibitor p21. Overexpression of p15PAF competes with p21-PCNA binding. Mutation of this motif in p15PAF abolished its PCNA-binding activity. Notably, p15PAF expression in several types of tumor tissues was significantly increased, especially in esophageal tumors. Like PCNA, p15PAF may possess prognostic significance in a broad array of human cancers. Oncogene (2001) 20, 484–489.
- Publication
Oncogene, 2001, Vol 20, Issue 4, p484
- ISSN
0950-9232
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/sj.onc.1204113