title: Identification of a novel P450 expressed in rat lung: cDNA cloning and sequence, chromosome mapping, and induction by 3-methylcholanthrene.
abstract: A novel P450 cDNA was isolated from a rat lung lambda gt11 library by hybridization with the rat P450 IIB1 cDNA probe. The cDNA-deduced amino acid sequence of this clone was 71% and 73% similar to rat IIA1 and IIA2 P450s; it was, therefore, designated IIA3 as the third member of the rat IIA subfamily. IIA3 demonstrates only 55% amino acid similarity with IIB1. Interestingly, this P450 also shared 85% and 94% amino acid similarities with human IIA3 and a mouse testosterone 15 alpha-hydroxylase P450, respectively, indicating that these P450s are orthologous counterparts to rat IIA3. Chromosome mapping, using mouse-hamster somatic cell hybrids, revealed that the IIA3 gene is localized on mouse chromosome 7. The IIA3 mRNA was detected in rat lung, and its level was induced 3-fold by treatment of rats with 3-methylcholanthrene. No IIA3 mRNA was seen in the liver, kidney, or intestine, even after long exposure of Northern blot filters to X-ray film. In contrast, the orthologous mouse and human IIA3 genes are expressed in liver.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008748:Methylcholanthrene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D008748:Methylcholanthrene; D004247:DNA; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System