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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-14
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
To gain further insights into the molecular basis of the evolution of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT) intracellular targeting in vertebrates, we have studied the molecular basis of its dual mitochondrial and cytosolic distribution in amphibian liver cells. The AGT gene in Xenopus laevis encodes a polypeptide of 415 amino acids, which includes a 24-residue N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS), at either end of which are located two in-frame potential translation start sites. This MTS is necessary to target Xenopus AGT and sufficient to target a green fluorescent fusion protein to mitochondria in transfected COS cells. The C-terminal tripeptide (KKM), despite being similar to the nonconsensus type 1 peroxisomal targeting sequence in human AGT (KKL), was unable to target Xenopus AGT or human AGT to peroxisomes. The Xenopus AGT gene produces two types of transcript. The longer form encodes a polypeptide that contains the MTS and is targeted to mitochondria. The shorter form encodes a polypeptide that does not contain the MTS and remains in the cytosol. These results are discussed not only in terms of the molecular evolution of AGT targeting but also in terms of the ancillary requirements for the peroxisomal targeting of human AGT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2336-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Amphibians, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Cytosol, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Open Reading Frames, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Subcellular Fractions, pubmed-meshheading:11694530-Transaminases
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular basis for the dual mitochondrial and cytosolic localization of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase in amphibian liver cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't