title: Isolation of an ubiquitously expressed cDNA encoding human dynamin II, a member of the large GTP-binding protein family.
abstract: Dynamin (Dyn) is a member of a novel group of GTPases which was initially identified as a microtubule-binding protein with a role in vectorial movement. Three distinct Dyn-encoding genes (DYN I, II and III), with a neuronal-, ubiquitous or testis-specific expression, respectively, have been identified in rat. In man, only DYN I has so far been characterized. We have previously isolated a genomic DNA fragment implicated in the correction of mitomycin C hypersensitivity of cells from a Fanconi anemia patient belonging to genetic complementation group D (FA(D)). Using this probe, we have cloned a human complementary DNA designated hDYN II encoding a ubiquitous Dyn isoform. The predicted protein consists of 866 amino acids (97.5 kDa). Dyn proteins exhibit a high degree of evolutionary conservation: hDyn II is 98% identical to rat Dyn II and 73% identical to hDyn I. A unique 3.6-kb transcript is found in all human tissues examined and it is more abundant in skeletal muscle and heart. This transcript is also expressed in tissue-culture cells. The hDYN II message is present and not mutated in the FA(D) patient studied. In addition to the GTP-binding domain and motifs associated with regulatory function, the hDyn II protein contains a noticeable number of concensus motifs for p34Cdc2 kinase phosphorylation which may indicate a potential role at the G2/mitosis transition. The sequence reported here should allow a more complete analysis of Dyn function(s) in man.
authors.affiliation: Institut Curie-Biologie, CNRS URA 1292, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diatloff-Zito
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duchaud
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merlin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D034286:Dynamin III; D034281:Dynamins; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D034286:Dynamin III; D034281:Dynamins