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Cloning, expression and functional characterization of rat napsin

Authors :
Volker Breu
Matthew Blake Wright
Thomas Giller
Vesna Schauer-Vukasinovic
Source :
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1492:207-210
Publication Year :
2000
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2000.

Abstract

A full-length cDNA clone coding for rat napsin was identified by homology search of the ZooSeq rat EST database (Incyte). Northern blot analysis revealed high expression of napsin mRNA transcripts in kidney, lung and spleen. Western blot analysis showed that rat napsin is expressed in kidney as a 50-kDa, highly glycosylated, monomeric protein. Lysates prepared from human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) transfected with rat napsin showed increased enzymatic activity which was inhibited by pepstatin.

Details

ISSN :
01674781
Volume :
1492
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....40c36c9ac281a29fa57099abfab53500
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00069-5