title: Cloning of a novel member (ARL5) of the ARF-family of Ras-related GTPases.
abstract: A novel ras-related GTPase with a unique structure was cloned by PCR-amplification with degenerate primers and screening of a rat fat cell cDNA library. The deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA comprises all 6 GTP binding motifs which are conserved in Ras-related GTPases. The sequence is similar to that of ADP-ribosylation factors (ARF), and shows several structural features typical for the ARF-family. Because its closest relative is the GTPase ARL1 (49% identical amino acids, 54% identical nucleotides within the coding region), the protein was designated ARL5 (ARF-like protein 5). Low amounts of mRNA were found in most rat tissues examined (heart, skeletal muscle, fat, liver, kidney, lung, spleen, intestine, testis, and thymus) with highest levels in brain, intestine, and thymus.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Breiner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schürmann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Joost
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C097313:ADP-ribosylation factor related proteins; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors; D018631:ras Proteins