The complete primary structure of mouse 20S proteasomes

Immunogenetics. 1999 Sep;49(10):835-42. doi: 10.1007/s002510050562.

Abstract

The proteasome is a large multicatalytic proteinase that plays a role in the generation of peptides for presentation by major histocompatibility complex class I molecules. The 20S proteolytic core of mammalian proteasomes is assembled from a group of 17 protein subunits that generate a distinctive pattern of spots upon two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The genes for most of these subunits have been cloned from humans and rats. We isolated cDNA clones for the mouse orthologues of ten of the subunits [PSMA1 (C2), PSMA2 (C3), PSMA3 (C8), PSMA4 (C9), PSMA5 (ZETA), PSMA6 (IOTA), PSMA7 (C6-I), PSMB2 (C7-I), PSMB3 (C10-II), and PSMB5 (X)] to complete the cloning of all of the mouse subunits. Using antisera raised against these subunits or their orthologues, we verified the identity of these proteins by two-dimensional NEPHGE-PAGE.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases / chemistry
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases / genetics*
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases / isolation & purification
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multienzyme Complexes / chemistry
  • Multienzyme Complexes / genetics*
  • Multienzyme Complexes / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
  • Protein Conformation
  • Rats
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
  • Psmb5 protein, mouse
  • Psmb5 protein, rat

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF019661
  • GENBANK/AF019662
  • GENBANK/AF060087
  • GENBANK/AF060088
  • GENBANK/AF060089
  • GENBANK/AF060090
  • GENBANK/AF060091
  • GENBANK/AF060092
  • GENBANK/AF060093
  • GENBANK/AF099733