caa a22 4500 475774469 CHVBK 20180406123627.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004180000175 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004180000175 The catenin, p120ctn, is a common membrane-associated protein in various epithelial and non-epithelial cells and tissues [Elektronische Daten] [Nikola Golenhofen, Detlev Drenckhahn] Abstract.: The cadherin-binding catenin p120ctn was originally identified as an Src-tyrosine kinase substrate. More recently, p120ctn has been shown in some cell types to be associated with catenin/cadherin complexes of adherens junctions. To address the question whether p120ctn is restricted to certain cell types or whether it is a general cellular component we investigated tissue distribution of p120ctn by immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting in the rat. We found p120ctn to be widely distributed in several tissues where it is mainly restricted to the plasma membrane. In various epithelia p120ctn was found in association with different adherens junctions such as the zonula adherens and puncta adherentia. In addition, p120ctn was localized along infoldings of the basal cell membrane, most prominently in renal proximal and distal tubules. p120ctn was not restricted to epithelia. It was also found at intercalated discs of cardiomyocytes. In the nervous system, immunostaining was particularly prominent in areas rich in synapses suggesting that p120ctn is a component of synaptic adherens junctions as well. By immunoblotting, four different isoforms of p120ctn could be detected displaying similar electrophoretic mobilities as the isoforms1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B reported from mice. Whereas all epithelia assayed contained at least two isoforms, testis, heart, brain, and retina contained a single 110-kDa band that corresponds to isoform1B in mice. Springer-Verlag, 2000 p120ctn Catenin/cadherin complex Adherens junctions nationallicence Golenhofen Nikola Institute of Anatomy, Julius-Maximilians-University, Koellikerstrasse6, 97070 Würzburg, Germany aut Drenckhahn Detlev Institute of Anatomy, Julius-Maximilians-University, Koellikerstrasse6, 97070 Würzburg, Germany aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s004180000175 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004180000175 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Golenhofen Nikola Institute of Anatomy, Julius-Maximilians-University, Koellikerstrasse6, 97070 Würzburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Drenckhahn Detlev Institute of Anatomy, Julius-Maximilians-University, Koellikerstrasse6, 97070 Würzburg, Germany aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer