title: Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA encoding delta 4-3-ketosteroid 5 beta-reductase of rat liver.
abstract: A cDNA clone encoding delta 4-3-ketosteroid 5 beta-reductase was isolated from rat liver cDNA libraries using antibodies specific for the enzyme and oligonucleotides as probes. The cDNA contained 981-base pair open reading frame encoding 327 amino acid residues (Mr 37,376) and an unusually long 3'-untranslated region rich in AT sequence in the total length of 3189 base pairs. The predicted amino acid sequence contains the sequences similar to the putative NADPH- and steroid-binding regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noshiro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimosato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuda
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015723:Gene Library; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics*; D011061:Poly A / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051381:Rats; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C021936:3-oxo-5 beta-steroid delta 4-dehydrogenase