IDENTIFICATION OF A RAS GENE IN THE SLIME-MOLD PHYSARUM-POLYCEPHALUM

被引:8
作者
KOZLOWSKI, P [1 ]
FRONK, J [1 ]
TOCZKO, K [1 ]
机构
[1] WARSAW UNIV, INST BIOCHEM, ZWIRKI WIGURY 93, PL-02089 WARSAW, POLAND
关键词
GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; PALMITOYLATION; PRENYLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; (P-POLYCEPHALUM);
D O I
10.1016/0167-4781(93)90139-5
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
A ras homologue was identified in the cDNA library from the slime mold Physarum polycephalum. The cDNA codes for a protein of 189 amino acids, showing high homology to ras genes from other organisms, especially to these from Dictyostelium discoideum. Amino acid sequence at the C-terminus of the putative protein suggests that unlike most other ras proteins, it is not palmitoylated and bears a geranylgeranyl rather than farnesyl chain.
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页数:3
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