Abstract
We have isolated cDNA clones from a human placental library that code for a low molecular weight GTP-binding protein originally designated Gp (also called G25K). This Identification is based on comparisons with the available peptide sequences for the purified human Gp protein and the use of two highly specific anti-peptide antibodies. The predicted amino acid sequence of the protein is very similar to those of various members of the ras superfamily of low molecular weight GTP-binding proteins, including the N-, Ki-, and Ha-ras proteins (30-35% identical), the rho proteins (≈50% identical), and the rac proteins (≈70% identical). The highest degree of sequence identity (80%) is found with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell-division-cycle protein CDC42. The human placental gene, which we designate CDC42Hs, complements the cdc42-1 mutation in S. cerevisiae, which suggests that this GTP-binding protein is the human homolog of the yeast protein.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9853-9857 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Molecular cloning of the gene for the human placental GTP-binding protein Gp (G25K) : Identification of this GTP-binding protein as the human homolog of the yeast cell-division-cycle protein CDC42. / Shinjo, Katsuhiro; Koland, John G.; Hart, Matthew J; Narasimhan, Vikram; Johnson, Douglas I.; Evans, Tony; Cerione, Richard A.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 87, No. 24, 1990, p. 9853-9857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Molecular cloning of the gene for the human placental GTP-binding protein Gp (G25K)
T2 - Identification of this GTP-binding protein as the human homolog of the yeast cell-division-cycle protein CDC42
AU - Shinjo, Katsuhiro
AU - Koland, John G.
AU - Hart, Matthew J
AU - Narasimhan, Vikram
AU - Johnson, Douglas I.
AU - Evans, Tony
AU - Cerione, Richard A.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - We have isolated cDNA clones from a human placental library that code for a low molecular weight GTP-binding protein originally designated Gp (also called G25K). This Identification is based on comparisons with the available peptide sequences for the purified human Gp protein and the use of two highly specific anti-peptide antibodies. The predicted amino acid sequence of the protein is very similar to those of various members of the ras superfamily of low molecular weight GTP-binding proteins, including the N-, Ki-, and Ha-ras proteins (30-35% identical), the rho proteins (≈50% identical), and the rac proteins (≈70% identical). The highest degree of sequence identity (80%) is found with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell-division-cycle protein CDC42. The human placental gene, which we designate CDC42Hs, complements the cdc42-1 mutation in S. cerevisiae, which suggests that this GTP-binding protein is the human homolog of the yeast protein.
AB - We have isolated cDNA clones from a human placental library that code for a low molecular weight GTP-binding protein originally designated Gp (also called G25K). This Identification is based on comparisons with the available peptide sequences for the purified human Gp protein and the use of two highly specific anti-peptide antibodies. The predicted amino acid sequence of the protein is very similar to those of various members of the ras superfamily of low molecular weight GTP-binding proteins, including the N-, Ki-, and Ha-ras proteins (30-35% identical), the rho proteins (≈50% identical), and the rac proteins (≈70% identical). The highest degree of sequence identity (80%) is found with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell-division-cycle protein CDC42. The human placental gene, which we designate CDC42Hs, complements the cdc42-1 mutation in S. cerevisiae, which suggests that this GTP-binding protein is the human homolog of the yeast protein.
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