Mutations in the CDKN2A (p16INK4a) gene in microdissected sporadic primary melanomas |
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Authors: | R Kumar B Lundh Rozell J Louhelainen K Hemminki |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The genomic DNA and cDNA for a gene encoding a novel trehalose synthase (TSase) catalyzing trehalose synthesis from alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate and D-glucose were cloned from a basidiomycete, Grifola frondosa. Nucleotide sequencing showed that the 732-amino-acid TSase-encoding region was separated by eight introns. Consistent with the novelty of TSase, there were no homologous proteins registered in the data-bases. Recombinant TSase with a histidine tag at the NH2-terminal end, produced in Escherichia coli, showed enzyme activity similar to that purified from the original G. frondosa strain. Incubation of alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate and D-glucose in the presence of recombinant TSase generated trehalose, in agreement with the enzymatic property of TSase that the equilibrium lay far in the direction of trehalose synthesis. |
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