hBolA, novel non-classical secreted proteins, belonging to different BolA family with functional divergence

Mol Cell Biochem. 2008 Oct;317(1-2):61-8. doi: 10.1007/s11010-008-9809-2. Epub 2008 Jun 12.

Abstract

This study reported that all three human BolA proteins (hBolA1, hBolA2, and hBolA3) are novel non-classical secreted proteins identified with bioinformatics and molecular biology experiments. The three BolA fusion proteins with c-Myc tag could be secreted into the culture medium of the transfected Cos-7 cells, although they could not be colocalized with Golgi apparatus. And the secretion of three BolA proteins could not be inhibited after BFA treatment. Furthermore, the secretion was not dependent on its predicted signal peptide. All the experiment results suggested that the secretion was a non-classical export. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the human BolAs belong to three different groups with functional divergence of BolA subfamily, where the different helix-turn-helix motif among hBolA1, hBolA2, and hBolA3 could be responsible for their functional divergence. Our data provided a basis for functional studies of BolA protein family.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • COS Cells
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Computational Biology
  • Eukaryotic Cells / metabolism
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Humans
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutant Proteins / metabolism
  • Phylogeny
  • Protein Sorting Signals
  • Protein Transport
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Subcellular Fractions / metabolism

Substances

  • BOLA1 protein, human
  • BOLA2 protein, human
  • BolA3 protein, human
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Mutant Proteins
  • Protein Sorting Signals
  • Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins