title: Cloning and comparative bioinformatic analysis of feline glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit cDNA.
abstract: Glucose-6-phosphatase is a multicomponent enzyme composed of a transporter subunit and a catalytic subunit that is involved in hepatic glucose production. The objective of the present study was to determine the complete nucleotide sequence of feline hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit (G6Pc) cDNA and to perform comparative analysis of the molecular features of the feline G6Pc cDNA and protein. Feline G6Pc cDNA contains 2261 bases and encodes a 357 aa protein. The feline cDNA and protein are highly conserved with overall identity ranging from 73-86% to 86-95%, respectively, among mammalian species. Membrane topology, phosphatase consensus sequence, ER retention sequence, N-glycosylation sites and active site residues are conserved in the feline protein. Analysis of the putative feline G6Pc protein did not reveal any species-specific features to explain the unusual in vivo regulation of G6Pase activity reported in feline liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5606, USA. saralindbloom7@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindbloom
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecluyse
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schermerhorn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D020134:Catalytic Domain / Q000235:genetics*; D002415:Cats / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D019295:Computational Biology; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase