Cloning and characterization of seizure-related gene, SEZ-6

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1995 Nov 2;216(1):382-9. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2635.

Abstract

SEZ-6 is a brain-specific cDNA. Its expression is increased by convulsant drug and it encodes membrane protein with five copies of short consensus repeat (SCR; complement C3b/C4b binding site) and two repeated sequences which are partially similar to CUB domain (complement Clr/s-like repeat). In this study, we analyzed the gene product of SEZ-6 by antibody raised against SEZ-6 peptide. In vitro translation and immunoblot revealed that SEZ-6 protein is modified post-translationally and expressed in the cerebrum and the cerebellum. To analyze the SEZ-6 expression in detail, we searched for other types of SEZ-6 cDNA by the polymerase chain reaction. Two additional types of cDNAs were isolated and sequence analysis showed that one cDNA encodes membrane protein with a different C-terminal region and the other encodes secreted protein with two SCRs and one CUB-like domain.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antibodies
  • Base Sequence
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cerebral Cortex / metabolism*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Consensus Sequence
  • Convulsants / pharmacology
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary / metabolism
  • Gene Expression / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / chemistry
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics
  • Peptide Fragments / chemical synthesis
  • Peptide Fragments / immunology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Protein Conformation
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Convulsants
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Sez6 protein, mouse

Associated data

  • GENBANK/D64009
  • GENBANK/D64010