title: Molecular cloning and chromosomal mapping of the human gene for the testis-specific catalytic subunit of calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase (calcineurin A).
abstract: A cDNA for an alternatively spliced variant of the testis-specific catalytic subunit of calmodulin dependent protein phosphatase (CaM-PrP) was cloned from a human testis library. The nucleotide sequence of 2134 base pairs (bp) encodes a protein of 502 amino acids (Mr approximately 57,132) and pI 7.0. The cDNA sequence differs from the murine form of this gene by a 30 bp deletion in the coding region, the position of which matches those in the two other genes for the catalytic subunit. These data indicate that this alternative splicing event arose prior to the divergence of the three genes. The deduced sequence of the human protein is only 88% identical to the homologous murine form, in striking contrast to the other two CaM-PrP catalytic subunits which are highly conserved between mouse and human (approximately 99%); this indicates a more rapid rate of evolution for the testis-specific gene. Analysis of Southern blots containing DNA from human-hamster somatic cell hybrids show that the gene is on human chromosome 8.
authors.affiliation: Section on Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, MD 20852.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kincaid
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D019703:Calcineurin; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015723:Gene Library; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013737:Testis / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D004247:DNA; D019703:Calcineurin; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases