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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-6
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Mutant ddY/DAO- mice lacking D-amino-acid oxidase (DAO) activity were examined for the cause of their lack of enzyme activity. Total RNA was extracted from the kidney of the ddY/DAO- mice and cDNA was synthesized. After cDNA encoding DAO was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction it was cloned into a plasmid and sequenced. Comparison of the DAO cDNA sequence with that of normal BALB/c mice revealed the presence of a single-base substitution (G----A) which causes a Gly-181----Arg substitution in the middle of the enzyme molecule. The mutant DAO cDNA was inserted into an expression vector and was expressed in transfected COS-1 cells. The transfected cells synthesized the DAO mutant protein, but they did not show DAO activity. In contrast, when cells were transfected with an expression vector carrying wild-type DAO cDNA, where the substituted base-pair was replaced by a normal base-pair, they showed DAO activity. These results indicate that the single base-pair substitution is the cause of the loss of DAO activity in the ddY/DAO- mice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
1139
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
315-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
A single-base-pair substitution abolishes D-amino-acid oxidase activity in the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Laboratory, Zenyaku Kogyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article