title: Evidence for a fourth rat isoform of the plasma membrane calcium pump in the kidney.
abstract: This study was conducted to identify plasma membrane Ca(2+)-transporting ATPases present in rat kidney. Characterization of the cDNAs of the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPases revealed a family of proteins with regions of highly conserved amino acid sequence. To examine the extent of the diversity of rat renal plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPases, we used the polymerase chain reaction to detect additional gene products in rat kidney mRNA that shared these conserved regions. Sequences corresponding to three previously known rat plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPases were obtained. In addition, we found sequence corresponding to a new putative plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase. Our results demonstrate that the rat kidney contains at least four different plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPases and the complexity of this multigene family is greater than previously thought.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dalmeida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abramowitz
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Suki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000235:genetics*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011061:Poly A / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases