title: Cloning and characterization of a family of cDNAs from human histiocyte macrophage cells encoding an arginine-rich basic protein related to the 70 kD U1-snRNP splicing factor.
abstract: This paper describes the cloning and characterization of five cDNA members of a novel family of mRNAs, termed hm-1, isolated from human U937 macrophage cells. Two family members (clones 46 and 11) show complete mRNA features [including ribosome binding sites (RBS), polyadenylation signals, and poly(A) tails], and encode the same protein (designated HM-1), but differ substantially in their 5' untranslated regions. The three other cDNAs (clones 20, 60, and 38) appear to represent partial cDNAs. The protein sequences deduced from the five hm-1 cDNAs are identical (some truncated), except for one Trp --> Cys substitution. Full-length HM-1 is 246 amino acids long, has a predicted MW of 29431, is rich in arginine residues, has a pI of 10.25, and a mean hydrophobicity index of -1.23. HM-1 contains no obvious hydrophobic N-terminal cleavable signal sequence, and no potential N-glycosylation sites, but does contain three highly conserved motifs present in U1-70K splicing factors, and contains numerous C-terminal Arg/Asp and Arg/Glu dipeptides characteristic of "RD" family members that function as regulators of mRNA splicing. Northern hybridizations indicate that hm-1 is a family of mRNAs differentially expressed in a variety of human tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology/Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA 01609, USA. dadams@wpi.edu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pero
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Czop
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; C099695:MANF protein, human; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear