title: Molecular cloning, sequence analysis and mRNA expression of human ADP-ribosylation factor.
abstract: The ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) is the small (21 kb) GTP-binding protein required for the efficient cholera toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation of purified Gs, the stimulating regulatory component of adenylate cyclase. Human ARF cDNA clones were obtained from a human cDNA library by cross-species hybridization with bovine ARF1, and the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences were determined. Comparison of the sequences of human and bovine ARF1 showed 90% identity at the nucleotide level and 100% identity at the amino acid level, demonstrating the highly conserved nature of the ARF protein. Using human ARF cDNA as the probe, we have detected ARF messenger RNA (approximately 2.2-2.3 kb) in a wide variety of human tissues and tumor cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Program Resources, Inc., National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research Facility, MD 21701.
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Helman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Kung
mesh_terms: D020823:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors; D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D004247:DNA; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020823:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors