title: Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA for a member of the human 90-kDa heat-shock protein family.
abstract: This paper describes the isolation and sequence of a human cDNA homologous to a class of proteins commonly referred to as 90-kDa heat-shock proteins. The complete nucleotide sequence of 2563 bp and the deduced amino acid sequence are presented. A single long open reading frame encodes a protein of 83,303 Da, the amino acid composition of which correlates well with that determined for the human 90-kDa heat-shock or 'stress' protein [Welch, W.J. and Feramisco, J.R., J. Biol. Chem. 257 (1982) 14949-14959]. Moreover, sequence analysis of this gene reveals extensive homology with the Drosophila 83-kDa and yeast 90-kDa heat-shock proteins. A comparison of the translated product of the human cDNA to the published yeast 90-kDa heat-shock protein reveals more than 60% homology at both the nucleotide and amino acid levels. Several regions of 50 aa or more show greater than 90% identity. This cDNA also hybridizes with an RNA species which increases upon heat shock of HeLa cells.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Rebbe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bertina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Modrich
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stafford
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D004247:DNA