Molecular cloning of two novel rab genes from human melanocytes

被引:43
作者
Chen, D
Guo, JR
Miki, T
Tachibana, M
Gahl, WA
机构
[1] NICHHD,HUMAN BIOCHEM GENET SECT,HERITABLE DISORDERS BRANCH,NIH,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[2] NCI,CELLULAR & MOL BIOL LAB,NIH,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[3] NIH,NATL INST DEAFNESS & OTHER COMMUN DISORDERS,MOL GENET LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20892
关键词
GTPase; melanosome; dense body; lysosome; vesicles; membranes;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(96)00509-4
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We isolated the genes of two small GTP-binding proteins of the rab family from a human melanocyte cDNA library and from melanoma cells. One gene, rab30 codes for a novel rab protein of 203 amino acids with minimal homology to previously documented GTPases. The other, rab22b, appears to be an isoform of the human homologue of canine rab22. Both rab mRNAs displayed a nearly ubiquitous pattern of expression in the various tissues examined. Rab22b and rab30 were mapped to chromosomes 18 and 11, respectively.
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页码:129 / 134
页数:6
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