Expression of Functional Human Monoamine Oxidase A and B cDNAs in Mammalian Cells
Expression of Functional Human Monoamine Oxidase A and B cDNAs in Mammalian Cells
复制标题
功能性人单胺氧化酶 A 和 B cDNA 在哺乳动物细胞中的表达
作者:
N. Lan;Chonghong Chen;J. Shih
Abstract: Monoamine oxidase (MAO) A and B are important enzymes that metabolize biogenic amines throughout the body. Previous studies had suggested that both MAO A and B consist of two subunits of molecular masses of 63 and 60 kilodaltons, respectively. The cDNAs encoding one subunit of human liver MAO A and B have been expressed in mammalian cells by transfection of the individual clones. The proteins expressed from these cDNAs are shown to be catalytically active. Similar to the endogenous enzymes, the expressed MAO A prefers serotonin as a substrate and is sensitive to the inhibitor clorgyline. In contrast, the expressed MAO B prefers phenylethyl‐amine as a substrate and is sensitive to the inhibitor deprenyl. These results suggest that a single polypeptide of MAO A (or B), existing as either a monomer or homodimer, is enzymatically active. The ability to obtain functional MAO A and B from their respective cDNA clones allows us to study further the structure and function relationships of these important enzymes.
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
Hsu,MC;Shih,JC
通讯作者:
Shih,JC
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.85.13.4934
发表时间:
1988-07-01
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
BACH, AWJ;LAN, NC;SHIH, JC
通讯作者:
SHIH, JC
影响因子:
3.9
作者:
Nagy,J;Salach,JI
通讯作者:
Salach,JI