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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
Intestinal trefoil factor (ITF) from human (hITF) and rat (rITF) have been produced in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The DNA encoding the two peptides were cloned by polymerase chain reactions (PCR) from a human normal colon library and a rat small intestinal epithelial cell library. Recombinant plasmids were constructed to encode a fusion protein consisting of a hybrid leader sequence and the rat and human ITF sequences, respectively. The leader sequence used serves to direct the fusion protein into the secretory (and processing) pathway of the cell. The secreted recombinant hITF was found in a monomer and a dimer form, whereas the rITF was only secreted as a dimer. The secreted peptides were purified by a combination of ionic exchange chromatography and preparative HPLC. From 8 L of yeast fermentation broth, 256 mg of hITF (monomer) and 133 mg of hITF (dimer) were isolated, and from 8.7 L of fermentation broth, 236 mg of rITF (dimer) was isolated. The structure of hITF (monomer), hITF (dimer), and rITF (dimer) was determined by amino acid analyses, peptide mapping, sequence analyses, and electrospray mass spectrometry analyses. In hITF (monomer) six of the seven cysteines are disulfide-linked to form 3 disulfide bridges. Mass analysis indicated that the last cysteine residue (Cys-57) did not exist as free (-SH) cysteine, but have reacted with cysteine to form an S-S linked cystine. Sequence and mass spectrometry analyses as well as peptide mapping showed that the dimer form of both hITF and rITF is mediated by a disulfide bridge between Cys-57 residues of two monomers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:geneSymbol
ITF
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4757-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of human and rat intestinal trefoil factor produced in yeast.
pubmed:affiliation
Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.