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      A 70-kilodalton microtubule-associated protein (MAP2c), related to MAP2.

      Journal of Neurochemistry
      Adrenal Gland Neoplasms, metabolism, Animals, Brain, growth & development, Brain Chemistry, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Glioma, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, isolation & purification, Molecular Weight, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neuroblastoma, Peptide Fragments, Peptide Hydrolases, Pheochromocytoma, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Tumor Cells, Cultured, tau Proteins

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          Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) from adult brain consists of a pair of high molecular mass (280 kilodaltons) polypeptides, MAP2a and MAP2b. Juvenile brain microtubules also contain a 70-kilodalton protein that cross-reacts with monoclonal antibodies against these high molecular weight MAP2s. We have analyzed the relationship between this 70-kilodalton protein and MAP2 by peptide mapping. Our results show that the 70-kilodalton species bears strong homology to the MAP2 molecules and that it is distinct from the tau MAPs. We propose the name MAP2c for this low molecular weight MAP2 species. MAP2c is developmentally regulated in brain, being more abundant in neonatal tissue than in the adult. In several cell lines, MAP2c is the sole MAP2 species expressed. We examined homogenates from both juvenile brain and MAP2c-containing cell lines for evidence of a protease activity that might be responsible for generating MAP2c from either MAP2a or MAP2b. No such activity was found, suggesting that MAP2c is an independently synthesized MAP2 species some 200 kilodaltons smaller than the previously recognized forms.

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