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T-STAR/ETOILE: a novel relative of SAM68 that interacts with an RNA-binding protein implicated in spermatogenesis.

RBM is an RNA- binding protein encoded on the Y chromosome in mammals and is expressed only in the nuclei of male germ cells. Genetic evidence from infertile men implicates it in spermatogenesis, but its function is unknown. Of a number of potential partners for RBM identified by a yeast two-hybrid screen with testis cDNA, the most frequent isolates encoded a novel RNA-binding protein, termed T-STAR, that is closely related to SAM68, an Src-associated protein of unknown function. The mouse homologue was also cloned and designated étoile. It mapped to chromosome 15, while T-STAR mapped to the syntenic region on human chromosome 8. T-STAR/étoile is expressed primarily in the testis; in rat germ cells, the expression of both T-STAR/étoile and SAM68 is regulated during meiosis. Transfection of T-STAR/étoile fused with green fluorescent protein into HeLa cells caused an accumulation of protein in a novel compartment of the nucleus, adjacent to the nucleolus but distinct from the peri-nucleolar compartment. RBM and other hnRNP G family members are candidate downstream targets for regulation by T-STAR/ETOILE and SAM68.[1]

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  1. T-STAR/ETOILE: a novel relative of SAM68 that interacts with an RNA-binding protein implicated in spermatogenesis. Venables, J.P., Vernet, C., Chew, S.L., Elliott, D.J., Cowmeadow, R.B., Wu, J., Cooke, H.J., Artzt, K., Eperon, I.C. Hum. Mol. Genet. (1999) [Pubmed]
 
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