title: Human monocyte Arg-Serpin cDNA. Sequence, chromosomal assignment, and homology to plasminogen activator-inhibitor.
abstract: An LPS-stimulated, human monocyte cDNA library was screened for stimulation-specific clones. One clone (pcD-1214) contained a 1.9-kb pair insert that hybridized to a 2,000-nucleotide mRNA expressed by peripheral blood monocytes, the histiocytic lymphoma cell line U937, and umbilical cord endothelial cells. The 415-amino-acid precursor polypeptide predicted from the cDNA (46,596 molecular weight) has a putative 22-residue signal peptide and approximately 35% homology with members of the serine protease inhibitor (Serpin) superfamily. On the basis of amino acid homology and alignment of COOH-terminal residues within the Serpin-reactive center, the clone pcD-1214 was identified as coding for an Arg-Serpin. Southern blot analysis of human-mouse somatic cell hybrid DNA locates the Arg-Serpin gene on human chromosome 18. A perfect match between amino acid residues 347-376 in this Arg-Serpin and the published sequence of a 30-residue, tryptic peptide from the COOH-terminus of a monocyte plasminogen activator-inhibitor (PAI-2), strongly suggests that the Arg-Serpin encoded by pcD-1214 is PAI-2.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001120:Arginine; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D004247:DNA; D001120:Arginine