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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-10
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The steroidogenic enzyme cytochrome P450c21 (CYP21A1) is synthesized in the adrenal cortex and is essential for cortisol and aldosterone production. We have studied the structure and activity of ovine P450c21 proteins by analysis and expression of the corresponding cDNAs. Two P450c21 mRNAs (2.2 and 1.7 kilobases) were detected in ovine adrenal RNA and corresponded to two types of P450c21 cDNA clones that differed in their 3' region. One clone encoded a protein similar in structure to bovine, murine, and human P450c21 proteins. The other clone contained a 3' deletion of about 500 nucleotides and encoded a P450c21 protein that was truncated by 18 residues at the carboxyl terminus. The boundaries of this deletion suggested that an additional splicing event was responsible for the shortened mRNA sequence. Detailed Southern analysis of ovine genomic DNA indicates that the two mRNAs are derived from one gene even though two P450c21 genes are present in the ovine genome. The activities of the two P450c21 proteins were determined by expressing the respective cDNA clones in COS cells. The complete P450c21 protein was an efficient catalyst of 21-hydroxylation reactions, whereas no 21-hydroxylation activity was detected in cells containing the P450c21 protein with the carboxyl-terminal deletion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:geneSymbol
CYP21A1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16212-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The structure and activity of two cytochrome P450c21 proteins encoded in the ovine adrenal cortex.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't