Leterrier J F, Liem R K, Shelanski M L
J Cell Biol. 1982 Dec;95(3):982-6. doi: 10.1083/jcb.95.3.982.
Mammalian neurofilaments prepared from brain and spinal cord by either of two methods partially inhibit the in vitro assembly of microtubules. This inhibition is shown to be due to the association of a complex of high molecular weight microtubule-associated proteins (MAP1 and MAP2) and tubulin with the neurofilament. Further analysis of the association reveals a saturable binding of purified brain MAPs to purified neurofilaments with a Kd of 10(-7) M. Purified astroglial filaments neither inhibit microtubule assembly nor show significant binding of MAPs. It is proposed that the MAPs might function as one element in a network of intraorganellar links in the cytoplasm.
通过两种方法之一从大脑和脊髓制备的哺乳动物神经丝会部分抑制微管的体外组装。这种抑制作用被证明是由于高分子量微管相关蛋白(MAP1和MAP2)与微管蛋白的复合物与神经丝结合所致。对这种结合的进一步分析表明,纯化的脑MAP与纯化的神经丝存在可饱和结合,解离常数为10^(-7) M。纯化的星形胶质细胞丝既不抑制微管组装,也未显示出MAP的显著结合。有人提出,MAP可能作为细胞质中细胞器内连接网络的一个元素发挥作用。