Abstract
t(11; 18) (q21; q21) is a chromosomal aberration specific to low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and generates the chimeric product apoptosis inhibitor 2 (API2)-MALT1, which has been suggested to play an important role in MALT lymphomagenesis. However, little is known about the characteristics of API2, MALT1, and API2-MALT1 proteins. We therefore investigated the subcellular localization and stability of these products. API2 was localized in the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and MALT1 and API2-MALT1 in the cytoplasm only. Western blot analysis showed that the products of API2 and MALT1 were unstable, while the API2-MALT1 product was stable. The API2 deletion mutants at the end of the C-terminal and the MALT1 deletion mutants at the end of the N-terminal were stable compared with the full-length products. These results indicate that the domains responsible for protein instability are located in the end of the C-terminal of API2 and in that of the N-terminal of MALT1, and also that API2-MALT1 became stable because it lacks these domains. It has been suggested that NF-kappaB activation plays an important role in the tumorigenesis of MALT lymphoma. Our findings further suggest that the stabilized expression of API2-MALT1 products may continuously stimulate the NF-kappaB activating pathway, thus leading to MALT lymphomagenesis.
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