title: Primary structure of non-histone chromosomal protein HMG2 revealed by the nucleotide sequence.
abstract: The isolation and sequencing of a cDNA clone for the entire sequence of pig thymus non-histone protein HMG2 are described. cDNA the size of 1153 nucleotides contains an open reading frame of 627 nucleotides. The 5'-untranslated region of 146 nucleotides is extremely rich in GC residues whereas the 3'-untranslated region of 380 nucleotides is rich in AT residues. The open reading frame encodes 209 amino acids, which contain a unique continuous run of 23 acidic amino acids at the C-terminal. The deduced amino acid sequence is 79% homologous to that of HMG1 protein from the same source which we reported [Tsuda, K., Kikuchi, M., Mori, K., Waga, S., & Yoshida, M. (1988) Biochemistry 27, 6159-6163]. In addition, the hydropathy index profiles of both proteins are very similar, supporting that they have similar structural features. Northern analysis of poly(A+) RNA reveals that a single-sized mRNA codes for HMG2 protein. Southern analysis suggests that the HMG2 coding gene is homogeneous within the pig thymus genome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015723:Gene Library; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011487:Protein Conformation; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013552:Swine; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins; D004247:DNA