This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the microtubule-associated protein family. The proteins of this family are thought to be involved in microtubule assembly, which is an essential step in neurogenesis. The product of this gene is a precursor polypeptide that presumably undergoes proteolytic processing to generate the final MAP1B heavy chain and LC1 light chain. Gene knockout studies of the mouse microtubule-associated protein 1B gene suggested an important role in development and function of the nervous system. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.[2]
↑Opal P, Garcia JJ, Propst F, Matilla A, Orr HT, Zoghbi HY (Sep 2003). "Mapmodulin/leucine-rich acidic nuclear protein binds the light chain of microtubule-associated protein 1B and modulates neuritogenesis". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (36): 34691–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302785200. PMID12807913.
↑Dallol A, Agathanggelou A, Fenton SL, Ahmed-Choudhury J, Hesson L, Vos MD, Clark GJ, Downward J, Maher ER, Latif F (Jun 2004). "RASSF1A interacts with microtubule-associated proteins and modulates microtubule dynamics". Cancer Res. 64 (12): 4112–6. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-0267. PMID15205320.
Further reading
Hammarback JA, Obar RA, Hughes SM, Vallee RB (1991). "MAP1B is encoded as a polyprotein that is processed to form a complex N-terminal microtubule-binding domain". Neuron. 7 (1): 129–39. doi:10.1016/0896-6273(91)90081-A. PMID1712602.
Schoenfeld TA, McKerracher L, Obar R, Vallee RB (1989). "MAP 1A and MAP 1B are structurally related microtubule associated proteins with distinct developmental patterns in the CNS". J. Neurosci. 9 (5): 1712–30. PMID2470876.
Lien LL, Feener CA, Fischbach N, Kunkel LM (1994). "Cloning of human microtubule-associated protein 1B and the identification of a related gene on chromosome 15". Genomics. 22 (2): 273–80. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1384. PMID7806212.
Ohyu J, Takashima S (1998). "Decreased expression of microtubule-associated protein 5 (MAP5) in the molecular layer of cerebellum in preterm infants with olivocerebellar lesions". Brain Dev. 20 (1): 22–6. doi:10.1016/S0387-7604(97)00088-0. PMID9533556.
Lucas FR, Goold RG, Gordon-Weeks PR, Salinas PC (1998). "Inhibition of GSK-3beta leading to the loss of phosphorylated MAP-1B is an early event in axonal remodelling induced by WNT-7a or lithium". J. Cell Sci. 111 ( Pt 10) (10): 1351–61. PMID9570753.
Hanley JG, Koulen P, Bedford F, Gordon-Weeks PR, Moss SJ (1999). "The protein MAP-1B links GABA(C) receptors to the cytoskeleton at retinal synapses". Nature. 397 (6714): 66–9. doi:10.1038/16258. PMID9892354.
Jensen PH, Islam K, Kenney J, Nielsen MS, Power J, Gai WP (2000). "Microtubule-associated protein 1B is a component of cortical Lewy bodies and binds alpha-synuclein filaments". J. Biol. Chem. 275 (28): 21500–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M000099200. PMID10764738.
Tanner SL, Franzen R, Jaffe H, Quarles RH (2000). "Evidence for expression of some microtubule-associated protein 1B in neurons as a plasma membrane glycoprotein". J. Neurochem. 75 (2): 553–62. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0750553.x. PMID10899930.
Dergunova LV, Raevskaya NM, Vladychenskaya IP, Limborska SA (2003). "Hmob3 brain-specific sequence is a part of phylogenetically conserved human MAP1B gene 3'-untranslated region". Biomol. Eng. 20 (3): 91–6. doi:10.1016/S1389-0344(03)00003-0. PMID12684070.
Chang L, Jones Y, Ellisman MH, Goldstein LS, Karin M (2003). "JNK1 is required for maintenance of neuronal microtubules and controls phosphorylation of microtubule-associated proteins". Dev. Cell. 4 (4): 521–33. doi:10.1016/S1534-5807(03)00094-7. PMID12689591.
Opal P, Garcia JJ, Propst F, Matilla A, Orr HT, Zoghbi HY (2003). "Mapmodulin/leucine-rich acidic nuclear protein binds the light chain of microtubule-associated protein 1B and modulates neuritogenesis". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (36): 34691–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302785200. PMID12807913.