title: Rat liver glutathione S-transferases. Construction of a cDNA clone complementary to a Yc mRNA and prediction of the complete amino acid sequence of a Yc subunit.
abstract: Using polysomal immunoselected rat liver glutathione S-transferase mRNAs, we have constructed cDNA clones using DNA polymerase I, RNase H, and Escherichia coli ligase (NAD+)-mediated second strand cDNA synthesis as described by Gubler and Hoffman (Gubler, U., and Hoffman, B. S. (1983) Gene 25, 263-269). Recombinant clone, pGTB42, contained a cDNA insert of 900 base pairs whose 3' end showed specificity for the Yc mRNA in hybrid-select translation experiments. The nucleotide sequence of pGTB42 has been determined, and the complete amino acid sequence of a Yc subunit has been deduced. The cDNA clone contains an open reading frame of 663 nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising 221 amino acids with a molecular weight of 25,322. The NH2-terminal sequence deduced from pGTB42 is in agreement with the first 39 amino acids determined for a Ya-Yc heterodimer by conventional protein-sequencing techniques. A comparison of the nucleotide sequence of pGTB42 with the sequence of a Ya clone, pGTB38, described previously by our laboratory (Pickett, C. B., Telakowski-Hopkins, C. A., Ding, G. J.-F., Argenbright, L., and Lu, A.Y.H. (1984) J. Biol. Chem. 259, 5182-5188) reveals a sequence homology of 66% over the same regions of both clones; however, the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions of the Ya and Yc mRNAs are totally divergent in their sequences. The overall amino acid sequence homology between the Ya and Yc subunits is 68%, however, the NH2-terminal domain is more highly conserved than the middle or carboxyl-terminal domains. Our data suggest that the Ya and Yc subunits of the rat liver glutathione S-transferases are products of two different mRNAs which are derived from two related yet different genes.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Telakowski-Hopkins
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rodkey
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Pickett
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes