Cited by 54TGF-β signaling in diseasesDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationLiver physiology and pathology

cDNA cloning and expression of human activin βE subunit

Hashimoto, Osamu, Tsuchida, Kunihiro, Ushiro, Yuuki, Hosoi, Yuko, Hoshi, Nobuhiko, Sugino, Hiromu, Hasegawa, Yoshihisa·2002·Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Abstract

We cloned human activin betaE subunit cDNA from a liver cDNA library using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The deduced amino acid sequence was 97 and 96% homologous to the mouse and rat activin betaE subunits. Human activin betaE subunit tagged with Myc and polyhistidine residues at the COOH terminus was expressed in mammalian cells and secreted into the medium as a disulphide-linked homodimer protein. We also found that the human activin betaE protein could bind to follistatin, an activin-binding protein. Northern blot analysis showed that this gene was expressed as a major transcript of 2.7 kb predominantly in human liver. These findings suggest that activin E (dimeric protein) may play a role in humans.

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  • Activin-E is expressed and secreted primarily by the liver, unlike other activins that are expressed throughout the body.

    “Activin-E (also called inhibin subunit beta E) was recently identified in humans and rodents and, unlike other activins that are expressed throughout the body, activin-E is expressed and secreted primarily by the liver [27,28].”

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Authors
Hashimoto, O., Tsuchida, K., Ushiro, Y., Hosoi, Y., Hoshi, N., Sugino, H., & Hasegawa, Y.
Affiliations
  • Kitasato University (JP)
  • Tokushima University (JP)
Corresponding author
Hashimoto, Osamu
Venue
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-08
Volume
194
Issue
1-2
Pages
117-122
ISSN
0303-7207 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1973525889
Cited by
54
References
25
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
Keywords
cDNA cloning, liver, protein secretion, gene expression, amino acid sequence homology, TGF-beta superfamily
MeSH terms
Base Sequence, Cloning, Molecular, Humans, Liver, Molecular Sequence Data, RNA, Messenger, Gene Library, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, DNA, DNA, Complementary, Inhibin-beta Subunits, Follistatin

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