MOLECULAR-CLONING OF A FUNGAL CDNA-ENCODING PROTEIN DISULFIDE-ISOMERASE

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KAJINO, T [1 ]
SARAI, K [1 ]
IMAEDA, T [1 ]
IDEKOBA, C [1 ]
ASAMI, O [1 ]
YAMADA, Y [1 ]
HIRAI, M [1 ]
UDAKA, S [1 ]
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[1] NAGOYA UNIV, FAC AGR, DEPT APPL BIOL SCI, CHIKUSA KU, NAGOYA 464, JAPAN
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10.1271/bbb.58.1424
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Based on the partial amino acid sequences of a protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) from Humicola insolens, two primers were synthesized for reverse transcriptase mediated ploymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of a fungal RNA. A 0.2-kbp fragment around the consensus sequence of PDIs was obtained and used as a probe for screening a fungal cDNA library. A cDNA clone of PDI from H. insolens was isolated and encoded a polypeptide consisting of 505 amino acids, which was characterized by a N-terminal signal sequence composed of 20 amino acids, a consensus sequence (WCGHCK) at two positions, and a C-terminal endoplasmic reticulum retention signal (HDEL). Bacillus brevis harboring an expression plasmid bearing the fungal PDT cDNA was prepared and its culture supernatant showed a significant PDI activity. This indicates that glycosylation of a fungal PDI is not essential for the enzymatic activity related to an interchange of disulfide bonds.
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