title: Isolation and characterization of the complementary DNA for sheep seminal vesicle prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (cyclooxygenase).
abstract: An oligonucleotide probe was used to isolate a clone encoding prostaglandin endoperoxide synthetase (cyclooxygenase, EC 1.14.99.1) from a sheep seminal vesicle cDNA library. The protein predicted from nucleic acid sequence contains 599 amino acids including a 23-amino acid signal sequence. Thus, the mature cyclooxygenase deduced from the cDNA compares favorably in molecular size to the 70-kDa protein determined by gel electrophoresis. A putative transmembrane region and potential carbohydrate addition sites for N-linked sugars can be inferred from the amino acid sequence. Significantly, sequence similarities exist between cyclooxygenase, myeloperoxidase, and several other heme-containing proteins. The putative glycosylation sites, transmembrane domain, and sequence similarities with functionally related enzymes have been incorporated into a model for the topology of cyclooxygenase in the endoplasmic reticulum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Merlie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mudd
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Needleman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D005796:Genes; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000235:genetics*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000201:enzymology*; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes