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S. Kobayashi, S. Kidou and S. Ejiri (2001)
Detection and characterizationof glutathione S-transferase activity in rice EF-1ƒΐƒΐ'ƒΑ and EF-1ƒΑ expressed in E.coli. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 288: 509-514.
Plant elongation factor EF-1 consists of four subunits (EF-1ƒΏƒΐƒΐ'ƒΑ). EF-1ƒΏEGTP catalyses the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosome. EF-1ƒΐ and@EF-1ƒΐ' catalyze the GDP/GTP exchange on EF-1ƒΏEGDP. However, the function of EF-1ƒΑ, a subunit detected in eukaryotes, but not in prokaryotes remained unknown. This report demonstrates that rice EF-1ƒΐƒΐ'ƒΑ and recombinant EF-1ƒΑ possess glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity. The EF-1ƒΐƒΐ'ƒΑ- or EF-1ƒΑ-dependent GST activity is about one-fiftieth of the rice GST activity. The Km values of EF-1ƒΐƒΐ'ƒΑ, EF-1ƒΑ and rice GST for glutathione and 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene are of about the same order. Although recombinant EF-1ƒΑ is heat labile, active EF-1ƒΑ was obtained by purifying it in the presence of 20 % glycerol.


T. Shiina, M. Morimatsu, H. Kitamura, T. Ito, S. Kidou, K. Matsubara, Y.Matsuda, M. Saito and B. Syuto (2001)
Genomic organization, chromosomal localization, and promoter analysis of the mouse Mail gene. Immunogenetics 53: 649-655.

The Mail (molecule possessing ankyrin repeats induced by lipopolysaccharide) protein is a member of the IkappaB family. It has six ankyrin repeats that are conserved in other IkappaB proteins, such as IkappaB-alpha and Bcl-3. Mail mRNA expression is induced rapidly following lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection, most notably in the spleen, lung, and lymph nodes of mice, where immune cells, such as lymphocytes and macrophages, are abundant. In this study, we cloned and characterized the Mail gene. The isolated genomic clones span approximately 30 kb and encompass the entire gene. Comparisons with Mail cDNA revealed that the Mail gene consists of 14 exons. Several splice junctions encoding ankyrin repeats are conserved among Mail and other IkappaB family genes. Southern hybridization showed that Mail is a single-copy gene. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis, mouse and rat Mail genes were mapped to Chromosome (Chr) 16C1.2-C1.3 and Chr 11q21.1, respectively. Primer extension determined the transcription start site of Mail. Sequence analysis of the proximal promoter region revealed the presence of a TATA box and putative transcription factor-binding sites, such as those for NF-kappaB and NF-IL6. This region is sufficient to drive high-level reporter gene expression in LPS-stimulated transfected cells.

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