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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-25
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
A novel murine cDNA for triacylglycerol hydrolase (TGH), an enzyme that is involved in mobilization of triacylglycerol from storage pools in hepatocytes, has been cloned and expressed. The cDNA consists of 1962 bp with an open reading frame of 1695 bp that encodes a protein of 565 amino acids. Murine TGH is a member of the CES1A class of carboxylesterases and shows a significant degree of identity to other carboxylesterases from rat, monkey and human. Expression of the cDNA in McArdle RH7777 hepatoma cells showed a 3-fold increase in the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl laurate compared to vector-transfected cells. The highest expression of TGH was observed in the livers of mice, with lower expression in kidney, heart, adipose and intestinal (duodenum/jejunum) tissues. The murine gene that encodes TGH was cloned and exon-intron boundaries were determined. The gene spans approx. 35 kb and contains 14 exons. The results will permit future studies on the function of this gene via gene-targeting experiments and analysis of transcriptional regulation of the TGH gene.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
1532
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
162-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The cloning and expression of a murine triacylglycerol hydrolase cDNA and the structure of its corresponding gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, 328 Heritage Medical Research Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2S2.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't