title: The manganese superoxide dismutase gene of Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: We have cloned and sequenced a gene (sod-3) encoding manganese superoxide dismutase from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The protein-coding region spans 943 bp including three intron sequences and encodes a protein of 227 amino acids (M(r) = 26,367) of which the first 33 amino acids are the presumed mitochondrial-targeting signal peptide. The deduced mature manganese-superoxide dismutase has 194 amino acids (M(r) = 22,193).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Malta.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Giglio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bannister
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Bannister
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000201:enzymology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016385:TATA Box
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase