title: Human hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (glucose 1-dehydrogenase) encoded at 1p36: coding sequence and expression.
abstract: Using the published protein sequence from a rabbit microsomal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase G6PD we have isolated and sequenced a cDNA clone coding for its human equivalent, which is also known as hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (H6PD) and glucose dehydrogenase. The corresponding genomic sequence is in the databases enabling its localization to chromosome 1p36. The gene spans 37 kb and consists of 5 exons, the fifth of which codes for more than half of the 89 kDa protein. The first intron is a 10 kb insertion in the 5' untranslated sequence. The predicted mRNA has an exceptionally long (6.5 kb) 3' untranslated sequence. The predicted protein shows extensive homology with X-linked G6PD, suggesting the two genes share a common ancestor but no intron positions are conserved between the two genes suggesting the gene duplication was an ancient event. The C-terminal portion of the protein is not homologous with G6PD but shows limited homology with proteins of unknown function found throughout evolution and encoded next to G6PD in various micro-organisms. Intriguingly this C-terminal portion has some homology with the N-terminal sequence of Plasmodium falciparum G6PD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London. pmason@rpms.ac.uk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diez
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Scopes
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vulliamy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D015894:Genome, Human; D042843:Glucose 1-Dehydrogenase; D005948:Glucose Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011817:Rabbits; D017421:Sequence Analysis
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005948:Glucose Dehydrogenases; D042843:Glucose 1-Dehydrogenase