title: A protein with homology to the C-terminal repeat sequence of Octopus rhodopsin and synaptophysin is a member of a multigene family in Dictyostelium discoideum.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies were raised against a protein with a molecular mass of 24 kDa that has been described as a membrane-associated, actin binding protein from Dictyostelium discoideum [( 1985) J. Cell Biol. 100, 727-735]. Using these monoclonal antibodies we isolated from a lambda gt11 expression library cDNA clones coding for this protein. The cDNA deduced amino acid sequence revealed the presence of an unusual carboxy-terminus which has homologies to the C-termini of Octopus rhodopsin and synaptophysin. This part of the protein sequence contains 5 direct repeats with the motif GYP (P)Q(P). Southern and Northern blots showed that this sequence is present in a series of Dictyostelium genes transcribed in all stages of development.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Martinsried, FRG.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Noegel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerisch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lottspeich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schleicher
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D005810:Multigene Family; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012243:Rhodopsin / Q000235:genetics; D016708:Synaptophysin
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D016708:Synaptophysin; D004247:DNA; D012243:Rhodopsin