Identification of rat alpha-albumin and cDNA cloning of its human ortholog

Gene. 1995 Feb 14;153(2):287-8. doi: 10.1016/0378-1119(94)00745-e.

Abstract

A rat alpha-albumin mRNA encodes an 80-kDa plasma protein (approx. 20 micrograms/ml in adult rat serum). Its 2-kb human ortholog displays extensive ligand-binding core sequence homology, but striking divergence in the C-terminal domain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Albumins / chemistry*
  • Albumins / genetics*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA Probes
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Rats
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • Albumins
  • DNA Probes
  • DNA, Complementary
  • RNA, Messenger
  • alpha-albumin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/L35486
  • GENBANK/L35497
  • GENBANK/L35498