title: Identification of a nuclear variant of MGEA5, a cytoplasmic hyaluronidase and a beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase.
abstract: MGEA5 was originally identified to be a novel human hyaluronidase, which is immunogenic in meningioma patients. Recently an N-acetylglucosaminidase was reported with identical sequence. Here, we define the origin of a splice variant by determining the genomic organization of the mgea5 gene. We find the splice variant missing a putative acetyltransferase domain of MGEA5. As for evolutionary analysis, we show that the MGEA5 is highly conserved in higher eukaryotes. As for expression analysis, we find both mRNA variants ubiquitously expressed in various human tissues and throughout mouse development. We generated polyclonal antibodies against MGEA5s/5 and identified proteins of 75 and 130 kDa, indicating posttranslational modifications of the larger protein. Cell fractionation revealed the cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal localization of the 130-kDa protein and the nuclear localization of the 75-kDa protein. We propose a model in which MGEA5 functions both as a hyaluronidase and an N-acetylglucosaminidase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, University of Saarland, Building 60, Homburg/Saar, D-66424, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Comtesse
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maldener
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meese
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000201:enzymology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000201:enzymology; D005091:Exons; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D014644:Genetic Variation; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006801:Humans; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; C115866:OGA protein, human; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases