A role for protein phosphatase PP1γ in SMN complex formation and subnuclear localization to Cajal bodies

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2862-2874

  Renvoisé, Benoît ^a,c   Quérol, Gwendoline ^a   Verrier, Eloi Rémi ^a,d   Burlet, Philippe ^b   Lefebvre, Suzie ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Cajal bodies; Protein phosphatase PP1; SMN complex; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spliceosomal snRNPs

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1GAMMA; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; COILED BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

COILED BODIES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SMN COMPLEX PROTEINS;

EID: 84869111036     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.096255     Document Type: Article

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