title: Correction of the class H defect in glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthesis in Ltk- cells by a human cDNA clone.
abstract: Previous attempts to express glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in Ltk- cells have not been successful because Ltk- cells cannot synthesize N-acetylglucosamine-phosphatidylinositol, the first intermediate in anchor biosynthesis. Using complementation cloning, we have identified a human cDNA that corrects the defect in anchor biosynthesis and allows the expression of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in Ltk- cells. The nucleotide sequence predicts a novel cytosolic protein of 188 amino acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 77030.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamitani
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rollins
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Waneck
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D017261:Glycosylphosphatidylinositols / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D017261:Glycosylphosphatidylinositols