A PUTATIVE 4TH NA+,K+-ATPASE ALPHA-SUBUNIT GENE IS EXPRESSED IN TESTIS

被引:222
作者
SHAMRAJ, OI [1 ]
LINGREL, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CINCINNATI, COLL MED, DEPT MOLEC GENET BIOCHEM & MICROBIOL, CINCINNATI, OH 45267 USA
关键词
ATP1AL2; SODIUM PUMP; ALPHA-4; ISOFORM; TISSUE-SPECIFIC GENE EXPRESSION;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.91.26.12952
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The Na+,K+-ATPase alpha subunit has three known isoforms, alpha 1, alpha 2 and alpha 3, each encoded by a separate gene. This study was undertaken to determine the functional status of a fourth human alpha-like gene, ATP1AL2. Partial genomic sequence analysis revealed regions exhibiting sequence similarity with exons 3-6 of the Na+,K+-ATPase alpha isoform genes. ATP1AL2 cDNAs spanning the coding sequence of a novel P-type ATPase alpha subunit were isolated from a rat testis library. The predicted polypeptide is 1028 amino acids long and exhibits 76-78% identity with the rat Na+,K+-ATPase alpha 1, alpha 2 and alpha 3 isoforms, indicating that ATP1AL2 may encode a fourth Na+,K+-ATPase a isoform. A 3.9-kb mRNA is expressed abundantly in human and rat testis.
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页码:12952 / 12956
页数:5
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