Cloning of murine cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase and its mRNA expression in murine tissues

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作者
Park, E
Park, SY
Wang, CH
Xu, J
LaFauci, G
Schuller-Levis, G
机构
[1] New York State Inst Basic Res Dev Disabil, Dept Immunol, Staten Isl, NY 10314 USA
[2] Konkuk Univ, Dept Vet Med, Seoul, South Korea
[3] New York State Inst Basic Res Dev Disabil, Dept Mol Neurobiol, Staten Isl, NY 10314 USA
[4] New York State Inst Basic Res Dev Disabil, Dept Human Genet, Staten Isl, NY 10314 USA
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION | 2002年 / 1574卷 / 03期
关键词
murine cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase; sequence of cDNA; taurine; leukocytes; lung;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-4781(01)00364-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase (CSD) is the rate-limiting enzyme for biosynthesis of taurine which is essential to biological processes such as development of the brain and eye, reproduction, osmoregulation as well as the anti-inflammatory activity of leukocytes. We report the cDNA sequence of murine CSD that predicts a polypeptide of 493 amino acids. This protein shares 98% and 90% of amino acids with rat and human CSD, respectively, indicating that it is a true ortholog of CSD. Northern blot analysis revealed that CSD mRNA is expressed in kidney and liver, and was not detected in lymphoid tissues and lung. The nucleotide sequence of murine CSD should be useful for genetic manipulation of the CSD gene. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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