title: Human cDNA clones for an alpha subunit of Gi signal-transduction protein.
abstract: Two cDNA clones were obtained from a lambda gt11 cDNA human brain library that correspond to alpha i subunits of G signal-transduction proteins (where alpha i subunits refer to the alpha subunits of G proteins that inhibit adenylate cyclase). The nucleotide sequence of human brain alpha i is highly homologous to that of bovine brain alpha i [Nukada, T., Tanabe, T., Takahashi, H., Noda, M., Haga, K., Haga, T., Ichiyama, A., Kangawa, K., Hiranaga, M., Matsuo, H. & Numa, S. (1986) FEBS Lett. 197, 305-310] and the predicted amino acid sequences are identical. However, human and bovine brain alpha i cDNAs differ significantly from alpha i cDNAs from human monocytes, rat glioma, and mouse macrophages in amino acid (88% homology) and nucleotide (71-75% homology) sequences. In addition, the nucleotide sequences of the 3' untranslated regions of human and bovine brain alpha i cDNAs differ markedly from the sequences of human monocyte, rat glioma, and mouse macrophage alpha i cDNAs. These results suggest there are at least two classes of alpha i mRNA.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D004247:DNA; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins