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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We report the cloning and analysis of a clathrin heavy-chain cDNA from the eukaryotic microorganism, Dictyostelium discoideum. A single gene, designated chcA, for the clathrin heavy chain encoded a protein of 1,694 amino acids with a molecular mass of 193,618 daltons. Comparison of the amino acid sequence with the rat and with the yeast sequence showed that the highly conserved protein was more similar to the mammalian clathrin heavy chain (57% identity) than to the yeast heavy chain (45% identity). The mRNA for the clathrin heavy chain was regulated during development. mRNA levels were highest during vegetative growth and declined as the cells progressed through the 24-hr developmental cycle. The concentration of clathrin heavy-chain protein was the same in cells grown in liquid media (high rates of pinocytosis) as in cells grown with bacteria (low rates of pinocytosis), which suggests that regulation of pinocytosis in these cells is not achieved by altering the concentration of clathrin.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1044-5498
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
321-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of the clathrin heavy chain from Dictyostelium discoideum.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.