Primary structure of rat monoamine oxidase A deduced from cDNA and its expression in rat tissues.
The cDNA for rat monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) mRNA was isolated from a liver cDNA library in lambda gt11 as the cDNA species cross-hybridizing with rat monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) cDNA. The primary structure of the protein, deduced from the nucleotide sequence, consisted of 526 amino acid residues and its molecular mass was calculated to be 59.6 kD. The amino acid sequence shows about 70% identity with that of rat MAO-B. Northern blot analysis showed that MAO-B mRNA was expressed in various rat tissues and the highest expression was observed in heart. The MAO-B mRNA was quite different from MAO-A mRNA in the tissue-specific expression and liver had the highest level of the mRNA.
Department of Biology, Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000235:genetics*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051381:Rats; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase