Search PubMed⌕ Search

SEARCH · Search PubMed

Results for “cDNA sequencing”

Search indexed PubMed citations on genomics, clinical trials, systematic reviews and public health. Explore titles, authors and supplied subject terms, then open the PubMed record.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 1,117 records · Page 62Linked to original sources

Mouse neurofibromatosis type 1 cDNA sequence reveals high degree of conservation of both coding and non-coding mRNA segments.

To identify evolutionary conserved domains and facilitate the recognition of potentially significant mutations in NF1 patients or tumors, we have determined the complete approximately 12 kb sequence of mouse neurofibromatosis type 1 mRNA. The sequence predicts a 2841 amino acid protein that is more than 98% identical to human neurofibromin. All but 9 of the 45 amino acid differences between mouse and human neurofibromin occur in the N-terminal half of the protein, with 16 changes clustered just upstream of the IRA-related segment. Given the high degree of sequence identity, virtually any sequence alteration in NF1 patients or tumors is potentially significant. We have also found that the 3' untranslated segment of NF1 mRNA is highly conserved, suggesting that this region may also be a target for mutations in NF1 patients.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

cDNA sequence diversity and genomic clusters of major surface glycoprotein genes of Pneumocystis carinii.

The major surface glycoprotein (MSG) of Pneumocystis carinii plays a crucial role in the pathobiology of P. carinii, which often causes fatal pneumonia in AIDS patients. The cDNAs encoding MSG antigens were cloned from a lambda gt11 expression library of rat-derived P. carinii by immunoscreening. The cloned cDNAs constituted a gene family containing approximately 70% amino acid identity between subtypes. The diversity of MSG cDNAs was high and reflected the genomic structure of MSG genes clustered in the P. carinii chromosomes. These multiple genes may account for the high-level expression of MSG that could generate potential variations in the cell surface. Moreover, the MSG sequences have significant sequence homology to tropomyosins and myosins, suggesting physical or functional association with the membrane cytoskeleton.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Cloning and analysis of cDNA sequences coding for two 16 kilodalton heat shock proteins (hsps) in Caenorhabditis elegans: homology with the small hsps of Drosophila.

The nucleotide sequences of two different cDNAs, CEHS48 and CEHS41, coding for the 16,000 dalton heat shock proteins (hsps) of Caenorhabditis elegans have been determined. CEHS48 codes for a polypeptide of 135 amino acids, approximately 15 fewer than the complete protein while CEHS41 is missing approximately 46 amino acids. From nucleotide 113 to the TAA termination signal the extent of homology between the sequences is 91%. Toward the 5' ends, the homology drops to 20% and results in completely divergent amino acid sequences. The 3' noncoding regions are only 30% homologous. Only CEHS48 contains a poly(A) signal and a poly(A) tail, suggesting that CEHS41 has an incomplete 3' end. The region from amino acid 43 to amino acid 115 shows extensive homology with corresponding regions in the four small hsps of Drosophila melanogaster and in mammalian alpha-crystallin. Two-dimensional gel analysis of in vitro synthesized hsp16 reveals the existence of five distinct components of identical molecular weights, but with different isoelectric points.

Amino Acid Sequence↗