Identification and characterization of a human homolog of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe ras-like gene YPT-3.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The Polymerase Chain Reaction was used to amplify ras and ras-like sequences from two human cDNA libraries. Members corresponding to each of the three major ras-subfamilies (ras, rho, and rab/YPT) were identified. The one homologous to rab/YPT, referred to here as YL8, appears to be the human homolog of the recently reported Schizosaccharomyces pombe YPT3 gene. The YL8 gene could encode a guanine nucleotide binding protein of 216 amino acids with about 70% amino acid sequence identity to S. pombe YPT3, and is transcriptionally active in a variety of human cell lines.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Drivas, GT; Shih, A; Coutavas, EE; D'Eustachio, P; Rush, MG
Published Date
- January 1, 1991
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 6 / 1
Start / End Page
- 3 - 9
PubMed ID
- 1704119
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0950-9232
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England