title: The nucleotide sequence of rat alpha-tubulin: 3'-end characteristics, and evolutionary conservation.
abstract: The structure and sequence of rat alpha-tubulin cDNA clone is being described. The 3'-end of the coding region contains the codon for a C-terminal tyrosine, which was previously considered to be post-translationally added to the completed polypeptide chain. A close homology in the coding sequence is observed when a-tubulin from rat and chick are compared, while the 3-non-translated region had diverged considerably.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D010957:Plasmids; D051381:Rats; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D014404:Tubulin; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes