title: cDNA-derived amino acid sequence of the NADH-binding 51-kDa subunit of the bovine respiratory NADH dehydrogenase reveals striking similarities to a bacterial NAD(+)-reducing hydrogenase.
abstract: A lambda gt10 bovine brain and a lambda gt11 bovine heart cDNA library were screened with oligonucleotide probes corresponding to partial protein sequences directly determined from the isolated 51-kDa subunit of the bovine respiratory-chain NADH dehydrogenase. Clones were isolated that encode a protein of 464 amino acids containing all the 11 partial tryptic peptide sequences determined from the 51-kDa subunit. The size and amino acid composition of this protein agree with those determined for the purified 51-kDa subunit. Furthermore, this protein contains a putative NADH-binding domain, a possible FMN-binding site, and a putative binding site for an iron-sulfur cluster. The above evidence indicates that the cloned protein is the 51-kDa subunit or its precursor. A search for sequence similarity with proteins in the Protein Identification Resource data base has revealed that the 51-kDa subunit has 32% amino acid sequence identity with a major portion of the alpha subunit of the soluble NAD(+)-reducing hydrogenase from Alcaligenes eutrophus. In particular, there are three segments of high sequence similarity (70-88%) between the two proteins which correspond to the three ligand-binding sites.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aebersold
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Attardi
mesh_terms: D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002417:Cattle; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism*; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D009243:NAD; D004247:DNA; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C021376:hydrogen dehydrogenase; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase