title: Molecular cloning and functional expression of human cytosolic acetyl-CoA hydrolase.
abstract: A cDNA encoding human cytosolic acetyl-CoA hydrolase (CACH) was isolated from a human liver cDNA library, sequenced and functionally expressed in insect cells. The human CACH cDNA encodes a 555-amino-acid sequence that is 81.4%/78.7% identical to those of the mouse/rat homologue, suggesting a conserved role for this enzyme in the human and rodent livers. Bioinformatical study further reveals a high degree of similarity among the human and rodent CACHs as follows: First, the gene is composed of 15 exons ranging in size from 56 to 157 bp. Second, the protein consists of two thioesterase regions and a C-terminal steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer (START) domain. Third, the promoter region is GC-rich and contains GC boxes, but lacks both TATA and CCAAT boxes, the typical criteria of housekeeping genes. A consensus peroxisome proliferator responsive element (PPRE) present in the rodent CACH promoter regions supports marked CACH induction in rat liver by peroxisome proliferator (PP).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. n2sue@marianna-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suematsu
authors.forename: Fumihide
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Isohashi
mesh_terms: D000104:Acetyl-CoA Hydrolase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D018411:Spodoptera
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000104:Acetyl-CoA Hydrolase