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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
The human KAL gene, responsible for the X-linked Kallmann syndrome, was isolated previously. Southern blot analysis using human cDNA probes detected cross-hybridization with DNA from several organisms, including chicken and quail. The entire coding sequences of chicken and quail KAL cDNAs were determined. A comparison of these cDNAs with the human KAL cDNA reveals an overall identity of 73 and 72%, respectively. This results in 76 and 75% identity at the protein level. The highest conservation was found in the WAP four-disulfide core motif and in two of the four fibronectin type III repeats reported in the human protein. These results further support the hypothesis that the KAL protein is an extracellular matrix component with anti-protease and adhesion functions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0888-7543
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:geneSymbol
KAL
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
516-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of the chicken and quail homologues of the human gene responsible for the X-linked Kallmann syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine (CNRS URA 1445), Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't