title: Isolation and characterization of a full-length expressible cDNA for human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase.
abstract: We have cloned a full-length 1.6-kilobase cDNA of a human mRNA coding for hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT; IMP:pyrophosphate phosphoribosyltransferase, EC 2.4.2.8) into a simian virus 40-based expression vector and have determined its full nucleotide sequence. The inferred amino acid sequence agrees with a partial amino acid sequence determined for authentic human HPRT protein. Transfection of HPRT-deficient mouse LA9 cells with the purified plasmid leads to the expression of human HPRT enzyme activity in cells stably transfected and selected for enzyme activity in hypoxanthine/aminopterin/thymidine medium.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007041:Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D007739:L Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D051379:Mice; D010957:Plasmids; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D007041:Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase