title: Sequencing of cDNAs encoding alpha 1-microglobulin/bikunin of Mongolian gerbil and Syrian golden hamster in comparison with man and other species.
abstract: Complementary DNAs (cDNAs) encoding alpha 1-microglobulin (alpha 1mG)/bikunin, also known as inter-alpha-inhibitor (I alpha I) light chain, were cloned from liver extracts of the Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, and the Syrian golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and rapid amplification of cDNA ends methods. From the deduced amino-acid sequences of alpha 1mG/bikunin of gerbil and hamster, the basic molecular structure of the proteins seemed to be well-conserved. However, near the proposed sequence of proteinase inhibitory sites of two Kunitz domains in the bikunin part, variable regions composed of three amino acids each were observed between species, including rodents. Since the second half of bikunin is genetically identical with the mast cell proteinase inhibitor, trypstatin, the bikunin of each animal may have distinct inhibitory activity against mast cell proteinases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nawa
mesh_terms: D000510:Alpha-Globulins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D006224:Cricetinae; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry*; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008647:Mesocricetus; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D011506:Proteins; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity; D014360:Trypsin Inhibitor, Kunitz Soybean
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006023:Glycoproteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D011506:Proteins; C109148:SPINT2 protein, human; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; C016001:alpha-1-microglobulin; D014360:Trypsin Inhibitor, Kunitz Soybean