title: Avian cathepsin B cDNA: sequence and demonstration that mRNAs of two sizes are produced in cell types producing large quantities of the enzyme.
abstract: Overlapping cDNA fragments encoding avian cathepsin B were cloned from an osteoclast cDNA library and sequenced. The primary structure of the prepro enzyme deduced from this sequence has 340 amino acids. The mature portion of the enzyme is 80% identical with murine cathepsin B; regions found in other papain superfamily enzymes are conserved. In osteoclasts and cultured macrophages, which produce large quantities of cathepsin B, mRNAs of 1.8 and 2.4 kb are produced in approximately equal quantities, while cells producing smaller quantities of the enzyme produce predominantly the 2.4 kb form. This variation in mRNAs suggests transcriptional differences related to production of large quantities of the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294-0007, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Stransky
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002401:Cathepsin B / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000201:enzymology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002401:Cathepsin B