Isolation and mapping of a human gene (RABL) encoding a small GTP-binding protein homologous to the Ras-related RAB gene

Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1996;73(1-2):137-9. doi: 10.1159/000134325.

Abstract

Many subgroups of the RAB gene, a member of the RAS superfamily have been identified. Here we report the isolation and analysis of a cDNA encoding a putative small GTP-binding protein, designated RABL, from a human fetal lung cDNA library. RABL encodes 216 amino acids that are 86% identical to members of the RAB5 subfamily and it shows 94% homology in nucleotide sequence with RAB5C of dog. This gene was expressed ubiquitously in all human tissues examined. By fluorescence in situ hybridization we mapped RABL to chromosome band 17q21.2.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 / genetics*
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Dogs / genetics
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Gene Expression
  • Gene Library
  • Genes*
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Species Specificity
  • rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • GTP-Binding Proteins
  • RAB5C protein, human
  • rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/A43925
  • GENBANK/B39638
  • GENBANK/F34323
  • GENBANK/U18420