title: Cloning and expression of human liver rhodanese cDNA.
abstract: cDNA for the human rhodanese (thiosulfate; cyanide sulfurtransferase, EC 2.8.1.1) was cloned from a human fetal liver cDNA library. Sequencing of the cDNA revealed an open reading frame that encodes a 297-residue polypeptide with a calculated mass of 33,427 daltons. When the rhodanese cDNA was transiently expressed in Escherichia coli and Cos7 cells, the rhodanese activity increased 40-fold and 150-fold, respectively. Sequence homology analysis showed that the human rhodanese is 89.6% identical to bovine, 90.2% identical to rat, 91.2% identical to mouse and Chinese hamster, and 71.4% similar to avian counterparts, respectively, and that rhodanese was highly conserved across evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Meiji College of Pharmacy, Tanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D019556:COS Cells; D002417:Cattle; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013884:Thiosulfate Sulfurtransferase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D013884:Thiosulfate Sulfurtransferase