title: Nucleotide and amino acid sequences of human intestinal alkaline phosphatase: close homology to placental alkaline phosphatase.
abstract: A cDNA clone for human adult intestinal alkaline phosphatase (ALP) [orthophosphoric-monoester phosphohydrolase (alkaline optimum); EC 3.1.3.1] was isolated from a lambda gt11 expression library. The cDNA insert of this clone is 2513 base pairs in length and contains an open reading frame that encodes a 528-amino acid polypeptide. This deduced polypeptide contains the first 40 amino acids of human intestinal ALP, as determined by direct protein sequencing. Intestinal ALP shows 86.5% amino acid identity to placental (type 1) ALP and 56.6% amino acid identity to liver/bone/kidney ALP. In the 3'-untranslated regions, intestinal and placental ALP cDNAs are 73.5% identical (excluding gaps). The evolution of this multigene enzyme family is discussed.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Henthorn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raducha
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Slaughter
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lafferty
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010920:Placenta / Q000201:enzymology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase