Two phosphorylated HMG-like proteins with M, -10 000 have been isolated from HeLa S3 cells, one being present in metaphase and one in interphase cells. The amino acid compositions of these proteins are very similar but differ from the known HMG proteins. However, they exhibit similarities being rich in proline, basic and acidic amino acids. A possible role in chromatin condensation of the HMG-like protein characteristic for metaphase cells is suggested.High mobility group-like protein Interphase Metaphase Phosphorylation
This paper shows that the low molecular mass HMG proteins 14 and 17 do not seem to be phosphorylated in Ehrlich ascites cells whereas two other small HMG proteins designated HMG I and Y are. Amino acid analysis and peptide mapping of all four proteins demonstrated that HMG I and Y were not phosphorylated modifications of HMG 14 or 17.
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