XB-ART-3061
Dev Genes Evol
2004 Oct 01;21410:510-4. doi: 10.1007/s00427-004-0429-x.
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Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the genomic DNA encoding the protein phosphatase cdc25 in Dictyostelium discoideum.
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A genomic DNA ( Dd-cdc25) encoding the protein phosphatase cdc25 was isolated from the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. The Dd-cdc25 DNA sequence, with a length of 2,958 bp, encodes a protein consisting of 986 amino acid (aa) residues. The sequence shares significant identities with cdc25 from human, mouse, Xenopus, Drosophila, and Shizosaccharomyces pombe, particularly at the C-terminal region including the catalytic site for phosphatase activity. The deduced Dictyostelium cdc25 protein (Dd-cdc25) has the highest molecular mass (109.9 kDa) in several cdc25 species so far reported and contains four regions consisting of unusually long asparagine repeats (22-31) in the sequence. Unexpectedly, however, Western blot analysis using a specific antibody raised against the C terminus (aa 892-986) of Dd-cdc25 demonstrated that the protein exists as a short form (56 kDa), which has the C-terminal active site of phosphatase, during the course of Dictyostelium development. The Western blot analysis also revealed marked changes in the phosphorylated state of the Dd-cdc25, coupling with cellular development.
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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: cdc25c rasgrf1
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