title: Molecular cloning of cDNA for human prostatic acid phosphatase.
abstract: A human liver cDNA library in lambda gt11 was screened with polyclonal antiserum to human acid phosphatase isoenzyme 2a/4. About eleven positive clones have been obtained. Two clones, lambda Hap21 and lambda Hap22 were further characterized: clone lambda Hap21 contained a 0.8-kb cDNA insert and clone lambda Hap22 a 1.8-2.0-kb insert. XbaI digestion of lambda Hap22 generated two fragments of 1.0 and 0.9 kb. BglII digestion resulted in a 1.2-kb fragment and several smaller fragments of undetermined size. Clone lambda Hap22 contained all the genes carried by lambda gt11(lac5cI857nin5Sam100) and the 2-kb insert. An Escherichia coli(lambda Hap22) lysogen was generated, and its acid phosphatase activity was approximately ten-fold higher than that in the control nonlysogenic lysate. Western-blot analysis of total proteins present in this E. coli(lambda Hap22) lysate revealed that the non-induced lambda Hap22 prophage directed the synthesis of an approx. 175-kDa protein. This protein was recognized by antibody to the human acid phosphatase isoenzyme 2a/4 and anti-beta-galactosidase and was produced only upon induction with IPTG. These results indicated that lambda Hap22 carried a major portion of the gene coding for the human acid phosphatase isoenzyme 2a and/or 4 and this protein fragment of acid phosphatase was sufficient to manifest enzymatic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7760.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D004247:DNA; D000135:Acid Phosphatase