MOLECULAR-CLONING AND TISSUE EXPRESSION OF HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE

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作者
MASCARO, C [1 ]
BUESA, C [1 ]
ORTIZ, JA [1 ]
HARE, D [1 ]
HEGARDT, FG [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BARCELONA,FAC FARM,SCH PHARM,BIOCHEM UNIT,E-08028 BARCELONA,SPAIN
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10.1006/abbi.1995.1178
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) synthase is a constituent of the HMG-CoA pathway responsible for ketone body synthesis and one of its main regulatory points. We report the isolation and characterization of a 2058-bp cDNA from human liver. This cDNA encodes a polypeptide of 508 residues and 56,635 Da. The homology with previously reported rat mitochondrial and human cytosolic HMG-CoA synthases is 88 and 66%, respectively. mRNA levels were high in liver and colon, low in testis, heart, skeletal muscle, and kidney, and faint in pancreas. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
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