title: Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel Dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) member 1 genea from human fetal brain.
abstract: Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) constitute a large protein family of NAD(P)(H)-dependent oxidoreductase. They are defined by distinct, common sequence motifs and show a wide range of substrate specialisms. By large-scale sequencing analysis of a human fetal brain cDNA library, we isolated a novel human SDR-type dehydrogenase/reductase gene named Dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) member 1 (DHRS1). The DHRS1 cDNA is 1411 base pair in length, encoding a 314-amino-acid polypeptide which has a SDR motif. Northern blot reveals two bands, of about 0.9 and 1.4 kb in size. These two forms are expressed in many tissues. The DHRS1 gene is localized on chromosome 14q21.3. It has 9 exons and spans 9.2 kb of the genomic DNA.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002883:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14 / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; C464423:DHRS1 protein, human; D010088:Oxidoreductases