Abstract
The phenotypes of mice lacking peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerase Pin1 (Pin1-/-) indicated that deficient Pin1 might be related to a variety of diseases. We created TAT-Pin1, a fusion protein of human immunodeficiency virus 1 trans-activator of transcription factor with Pin1. Treatment of HeLa cells with TAT-Pin1 increased the ratio of the S phase. Moreover, TAT-Pin1 restored the proliferating function of Pin1-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts which cannot restart proliferation after G0 arrest. These results indicate that TAT-Pin1 is useful in studying the functions of Pin1 and can be developed as a macromolecular drug for diseases related to Pin1 loss.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2067-2070 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Cell cycle
- Peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerase Pin1
- Protein transduction domain human immunodeficiency virus-1 trans-actuvatir if transcription factor (TAT)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
- Organic Chemistry