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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic defects in the enzyme methylmalonyl CoA mutase cause a disorder of organic acid metabolism termed "mut methylmalonic acidemia." Various phenotypes of mut methylmalonic acidemia are distinguished by the presence (mut-) or absence (mut0) of residual enzyme activity. The recent cloning and sequencing of a cDNA for human methylmalonyl CoA mutase enables molecular characterization of mutations underlying mut phenotypes. We identified compound heterozygous mutations in a mut0 fibroblast cell (MAS) line by cloning the methylmalonyl CoA mutase cDNA by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sequencing with internal primers, and confirming the pathogenicity of observed mutations by DNA-mediated gene transfer. Both mutations alter amino acids common to the normal human, mouse, and Propionibacterium shermanii enzymes. This analysis points to evolutionarily preserved determinants critical for enzyme structure or function. The application and limitation of cDNA cloning by PCR for the identification of mutations are discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
808-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Heterozygous mutations at the mut locus in fibroblasts with mut0 methylmalonic acidemia identified by polymerase-chain-reaction cDNA cloning.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports