title: The cDNA structure of rat plasma kallikrein.
abstract: From a liver cDNA library we have isolated and characterized the cDNA encoding rat plasma kallikrein. The cDNA structure contains 2,456 nucleotides with a 2,082-nucleotide-long open reading frame. Protein sequence data suggest that the signal peptide is 19 amino acids long. This results in a mature plasma prekallikrein containing 619 amino acids. Determination of tissue distributions using Northern blot analysis (3.0-kb transcript) and the polymerase chain-reaction methodology on RNA preparations demonstrated that in the rat the liver is the main source of this enzyme. Southern blots suggested the presence of a single gene coding for rat plasma kallikrein. Finally, although Southern blots revealed a homologous gene in mouse, the mRNA corresponding to the mouse hepatic proteinase is barely detectable on Northern blots, suggesting inefficient transcription or high turnover of the mRNA in this species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemical Neuronendocrinology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Seidah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ladenheim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mbikay
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamelin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lutfalla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rougeon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazure
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chrétien
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000235:genetics*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D007610:Kallikreins