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type Journal Article
authors Nishi, N.; Tanabe, H.; Oya, H.; Urushihara, M.; Miyanaka, H.; Wada, F.
title Identification of probasin-related antigen as cystathionine gamma-lyase by molecular cloning
journal J Biol Chem
Activity 4.4.1.1
Family 4.4.1.1
ui 94117399
year (1994)
volume 269
number 2
pages 1015-9.
 
keywords Amino Acid Sequence
abstract We reported previously that a monoclonal antibody against probasin (rat prostatic secretory protein) recognizes a 40-kDa protein localized in rat liver and kidney. The protein (probasin-related antigen, PRB-RA) may participate in a specific differentiated function of these tissues. To clarify the molecular nature of PRB-RA, a series of cDNA clones coding for the protein were isolated from a rat liver expression library using an affinity-purified polyclonal antibody. The amino acid sequence deduced from the determined cDNA sequence included sequences identical with those of proteolytic fragments of PRB-RA, which covered about 70% of the deduced sequence. Northern blot hybridization of poly(A)+ RNA isolated from rat tissues showed the presence of predominant and minor mRNA species of about 2.0 and 4.3 kilobases, respectively, in the liver and kidney. A sequence homology search revealed that PRB-RA is almost completely identical to rat cystathionine gamma-lyase (cystathionase) and that it does not show overall homology with probasin. Three candidates for an epitope common to probasin and PRB-RA were found on close examination of the amino acid sequences of the two proteins. A synthetic peptide, TYFRRI, corresponding to one of the candidates, neutralized the reactivity of the anti-probasin monoclonal antibody to both probasin and PRB-RA on Western blot analysis. These results show that PRB-RA/cystathionase is neither structurally nor functionally related to probasin except for a common epitope and that cystathionase, a cystein-producing enzyme, is localized in urinary tubular epithelial cells in a highly restricted region of the kidney in addition to in liver parenchymal cells.
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