| Literature DB >> 1379046 |
T Beccari1, J Hoade, A Orlacchio, J L Stirling.
Abstract
cDNAs encoding the mouse beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase alpha-subunit were isolated from a mouse testis library. The longest of these (1.7 kb) was sequenced and showed 83% similarity with the human alpha-subunit cDNA sequence. The 5' end of the coding sequence was obtained from a genomic DNA clone. Alignment of the human and mouse sequences showed that all three putative N-glycosylation sites are conserved, but that the mouse alpha-subunit has an additional site towards the C-terminus. All eight cysteines in the human sequence are conserved in the mouse. There are an additional two cysteines in the mouse alpha-subunit signal peptide. All amino acids affected in Tay-Sachs-disease mutations are conserved in the mouse.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1379046 PMCID: PMC1132829 DOI: 10.1042/bj2850593
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857