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  • Title: Specific translocation of tuftsin (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg), a natural immunomodulating peptide, into the nuclei of human monocytes.
    Author: Wagle JR, Ansevin AT, Dessens SE, Nishioka K.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1989 Mar 31; 159(3):1147-53. PubMed ID: 2494998.
    Abstract:
    To delineate the mechanism of growth and differentiation activities of tuftsin (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg), we examined the translocation of tuftsin after internalization by the target cells. We found using two independent techniques, fluorescence microscopy and autoradiography, that while in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (terminally differentiated cells) the peptide remains in the cytoplasmic compartment, in monocytes it translocates to the nucleus. The ability of tuftsin to directly interact with DNA was documented by a large increase in the melting point of bovine DNA in the presence of tuftsin. It is suggested that the translocation, processing and action of tuftsin may depend on the differentiation state and/or on the type of effector cells. Also, tuftsin has the capacity to interact directly with DNA and, therefore, may have a potential for affecting gene activity.
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