hnRNP L enhances sensitivity of the cells to KW-2189.

Abstract	Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) are involved in several RNA-related biological processes. We demonstrated hnRNP L as a candidate protein of DARP (duocarmycin-DNA adduct recognizing protein) by gel shift assay and amino acid sequencing. Stable transfectants of hnRNP L showed high sensitivity of the cells to the growth inhibitory effect of KW-2189, a duocarmycin derivative in vitro. Immunostaining of hnRNP L demonstrated differential intracellular localization of hnRNP L among human lung cancer cell lines. A transfection study using a series of deletion mutants of hnRNP L fused to indicated that the N-terminal portions of RRM(RNA recognition motif)1, RRM3 and RRM2 are involved in localization of hnRNP L. We identified sequences in these portions that have high homology with the sequences of known NLS (nuclear localization signal) and NES (nuclear export signal). hnRNP L is a factor that determines the sensitivities of cancer cells to the minor groove binder, and overexpression and differential intracellular localization of hnRNP L are involved in its function in lung cancer.
Authors	Fumiko Taguchi, Hitoshi Kusaba, Akira Asai, Yasuo Iwamoto, Keiichi Yano, Hirofumi Nakano, Tamio Mizukami, Nagahiro Saijo, Harubumi Kato, Kazuto Nishio
Journal	International journal of cancer (Int J Cancer) Vol. 108 Issue 5 Pg. 679-85 (Feb 20 2004) ISSN: 0020-7136 [Print] United States
PMID	14696094 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright	Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Chemical References	DNA-Binding Proteins Duocarmycins HNRNPL protein, human Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein L Nuclear Proteins Pyrrolidinones Ribonucleoproteins KW 2189
Topics	Amino Acid Sequence Animals DNA-Binding Proteins (metabolism) Duocarmycins Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein L (metabolism, pharmacology) Humans Lung Neoplasms (metabolism) Mice Mutation Nuclear Proteins (metabolism) Pyrrolidinones (pharmacology) Ribonucleoproteins Transfection Tumor Cells, Cultured

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