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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The primary structure of human sorbitol dehydrogenase (SORD) was determined by cDNA and genomic cloning. The nucleotide sequence of the mRNA covers 2471 bp including an open reading frame that yields a protein of 356 amino acid residues. The gene structure of SORD spans approximately 30 kb divided into 9 exons and 8 introns. The gene was localized to chromosome 15q21.1 by in situ hybridization. Two transcription initiation sites were detected. Three Sp1 sites and a repetitive sequence (CAAA)5 were observed in the 5' noncoding region; no classical TATAA or CCAAT elements were found. The related alcohol dehydrogenases and zeta-crystallin have the same gene organization split by 8 introns, but no splice points coincide between SORD and these gene types. The deduced amino acid sequence of the SORD structure differs at a few positions from the directly determined protein sequence, suggesting allelic forms of the enzyme. High levels of SORD transcripts were observed in lens and kidney, as judged from Northern blot analysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0888-7543
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:geneSymbol
JORD
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Structural organization of the human sorbitol dehydrogenase gene (SORD).
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Mechanisms of Ocular Diseases, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article