Saitohin, which is nested in the tau locus and confers allele-specific susceptibility to several neurodegenerative diseases, interacts with peroxiredoxin 6.

Saitohin is a gene unique to humans and their closest relatives, the function of which is not yet known. Saitohin contains a single polymorphism (Q7R), and its Q and R alleles belong to the H1 and H2 tau haplotype, respectively. The Saitohin Q allele confers susceptibility to several neurodegenerative diseases. ...
To get a handle on Saitohin function, we used it as a bait in a yeast two-hybrid screen. By this assay and subsequent co-immunoprecipitation and glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays, we discovered and confirmed that Saitohin interacts with peroxiredoxin 6, a unique member of that family that is bifunctional and the levels of which increase in Pick disease. The strength of the interaction appeared to be allele-specific, giving the first distinction between the two forms of Saitohin.
Mesh Terms:
Alleles, Animals, Base Sequence, COS Cells, Cell Line, Cercopithecus aethiops, DNA, Haplotypes, Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System, Humans, Peroxidases, Peroxiredoxin VI, Peroxiredoxins, Pick Disease of the Brain, RNA Splicing, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Two-Hybrid System Techniques, tau Proteins
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Nov. 25, 2005
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