title: Complete cDNA sequences of mouse rod photoreceptor cGMP phosphodiesterase alpha- and beta-subunits, and identification of beta'-, a putative beta-subunit isozyme produced by alternative splicing of the beta-subunit gene.
abstract: We have characterized overlapping cDNA clones encoding cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) alpha- and beta-subunits of mouse retinal rod photoreceptors. The open reading frames predict an alpha-subunit of 100 kDa (856 residues), and a beta-subunit of 99 kDa (853 residues). Sequence analysis of two of twelve beta-subunit clones predicts the presence in the retina of an additional PDE, termed beta', which is generated by alternative splicing of the beta-subunit gene. beta' differs from beta only at the C-terminus being 55 residues shorter and lacking the Caax motif found at the C-termini of both the alpha- and beta-subunits. A 300 residue segment thought to contain the active site is present in the C-terminal half of alpha, beta and beta'.
authors.affiliation: Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Baehr
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Champagne
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pittler
mesh_terms: D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012326:RNA Splicing
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D004247:DNA; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases