title: cDNA cloning, genomic structure and chromosomal mapping of the mouse glucuronyltransferase-S involved in the biosynthesis of the HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope.
abstract: The HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope is expressed on a series of cell adhesion molecules and some glycolipids in the nervous system. Two glucuronyltransferases (GlcAT-P and GlcAT-S) are involved in the biosynthesis of the HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope. In this study, we isolated cDNA and genomic clones encoding the mouse glucuronyltransferase-S involved in the biosynthesis of the HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope and determined the structural organization of the gene. The deduced amino acid sequence of mouse GlcAT-S consists of 324 amino acids and has a type II membrane topology. The predicted amino acid sequence of mouse GlcAT-S is 98.1% identical to that of rat GlcAT-S. Northern blot analysis revealed that the mouse GlcAT-S transcript is specifically expressed in the nervous system. Moreover, the mouse GlcAT-S gene is composed of four exons spanning over more than 25 kilobase pairs. Southern blot analysis and chromosomal mapping indicated that the mouse GlcAT-S gene is a single copy gene and it was mapped to the A4-B region of mouse chromosome 1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry and CREST (Core Research for Educational Science and Technology) Project, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: Kimiyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imiya
authors.forename: Tomoshige
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seiki
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Johji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inazawa
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Toshisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
mesh_terms: D024506:5' Flanking Region / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D018959:CD57 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005091:Exons; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007438:Introns; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site
chemical_list: D018959:CD57 Antigens; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D000939:Epitopes; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase