The cDNA cloning of human placental ecto-ATP diphosphohydrolases I and II

Masanori Matsumoto, Yoshihiko Sakurai, Tetsuro Kokubo, Hideo Yagi, Kaori Makita, Taei Matsui, Koiti Titani, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Nobuhiro Narita

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Abstract

The cDNA clones of two isoforms (enzymes I and II) of human placental ecto-ATP diphosphohydrolases have been isolated based on the N-terminal amino acid (aa) sequence of the immunopurified 82 kDa protein and characterized. The cDNA clone encoding enzyme I consists of 2081 nucleotides and the predicted enzyme I consists of 517 aa residues. Enzyme I has a 5'-UTR and an N-terminal 11 aa sequence that differ from CD39, but the rest of the sequence is the same as CD39. The hydropathy plot indicated that enzyme I has two hydrophobic regions near the N- and C-termini of the molecule. In contrast, enzyme II consists of 1814 nucleotides and the predicted protein consists of 306 aa residues. The sequence of 1-1018 nucleotides of enzyme II is identical to that of enzyme I, but the 1019-1814 nucleotide sequence is different from both enzyme I and CD39. The hydropathy plot indicated that enzyme II has one hydrophobic region near the N-terminus, suggesting that enzyme II is also anchored to the cell membrane. It is, however, likely that some of enzyme II exists as a soluble form in plasma, possibly after proteolytic processing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)335-340
Number of pages6
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume453
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25-06-1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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