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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
Up until now, the primary structure of fatty-acid-binding proteins (FABPs) from the livers of four mammalian (rat, human, cow and pig) and three nonmammalian (chicken, catfish and iguana) species has been determined. Based on amino acid sequence comparisons, it has been suggested that mammalian and nonmammalian liver FABPs may be paralogous proteins that originated by gene duplication, rather than as a consequence of mutations of the same gene. In this paper we report the isolation and amino acid sequence determination of two FABPs from axolotl (Ambistoma mexicanum) liver. One of them is similar to mammalian liver FABPs (L-FABPs) and the other to chicken, catfish and iguana liver FABPs (Lb-FABPs). The finding of both L-FABP and Lb-FABP in a single species, as reported here, indicates that they are paralogous proteins. The time of divergence of these two liver FABP types is estimated to be of approximately 694 million years ago. The ligand-binding properties of axolotl liver FABPs were studied by means of parinaric-acid-binding and parinaric-acid-displacement assays. L-FABP binds two fatty acids per molecule but Lb-FABP displays a fatty-acid-conformation-dependent binding stoichiometry; L-FABP shows a higher affinity for fatty acids, especially oleic acid, while Lb-FABP has a higher affinity for other hydrophobic ligands, especially retinoic acid. In addition, the tissue-expression pattern is different, L-FABP is present in liver and intestinal mucosa while the expression of Lb-FABP is restricted to liver. Data indicate distinct functional properties of both liver FABP types.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/FABP1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fabp1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fabp1 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fabp7 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acids, Unsaturated, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ligands, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Myelin P2 Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neoplasm Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/parinaric acid
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
259
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Ambystoma, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Evolution, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Fatty Acids, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Fatty Acids, Unsaturated, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Myelin P2 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9914484-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation, amino acid sequence determination and binding properties of two fatty-acid-binding proteins from axolotl (Ambistoma mexicanum) liver. Evolutionary relationship.
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Facultad de Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argintina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't