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Characterization of new members of the pregnancy-specific beta 1-glycoprotein family. 1991

W Y Chan, and Q X Zheng, and J McMahon, and L A Tease

Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007.

Three cDNAs encoding members of the pregnancy-specific beta 1-glycoprotein (PSG) family were isolated from human term placental cDNA library. All three cDNAs encode proteins with similar domain structure. There is a leader sequence of 34 amino acids followed by an N-domain of 109 amino acids. Immediately after the N-domain are one or two copies of a repeating A-domain of 93 amino acids, a B-domain of 85 amino acids and a C-domain of variable size. The proteins are highly hydrophilic. However, one of them has an 81-amino acid C-domain which is very hydrophobic and could potentially serve as a membrane attachment site. The putative cell-cell recognition tripeptide, Arg-Gly-Asp, is present in the N-domain of two of the proteins. Partial sequence of one of the cDNAs has been found in HeLa cells while cDNAs highly homologous to two of the cDNAs have been found in the fetal liver. Functional roles of the PSG proteins basing on their structure are proposed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008969	Molecular Sequence Data	Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.	Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010920	Placenta	A highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products. It includes a fetal portion (CHORIONIC VILLI) derived from TROPHOBLASTS and a maternal portion (DECIDUA) derived from the uterine ENDOMETRIUM. The placenta produces an array of steroid, protein and peptide hormones (PLACENTAL HORMONES).	Placentoma, Normal,Placentome,Placentas,Placentomes
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011268	Pregnancy-Specific beta 1-Glycoproteins	Glycoproteins with the electrophoretic mobility of BETA-GLOBULINS, secreted by the placental TROPHOBLASTS into the maternal bloodstream during PREGNANCY. They can be detected 18 days after OVULATION and reach 200 mg/ml at the end of pregnancy. They are associated with fetal well-being.	Pregnancy-Specific beta 1-Glycoprotein,SP1 Pregnancy Protein,Trophoblast-Specific beta 1-Glycoprotein,beta 1-Glycoprotein, Pregnancy-Specific,beta-1 Glycoprotein, Trophoblast-Specific,PAPP-B,PAPP-C,PSBG-1,Pregnancy Specific beta 1 Glycoprotein,Pregnancy Specific beta-1 Glycoprotein,Pregnancy Specific beta1-Glycoprotein.,Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein B,Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein C,Pregnancy-Associated beta-Plasma Protein,Pregnancy-Specific beta-1 Globulin,Schwangerschaftsprotein 1,Trophoblastic beta 1-Glycoprotein,Trophoblastic beta(1)-Globulin,Trophoblastic beta-Globulin,beta 1-Globulin, Trophoblast-Specific,1-Glycoproteins, Pregnancy-Specific beta,PAPP B,PSBG 1,Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein B,Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein C,Pregnancy Protein, SP1,Pregnancy Specific beta 1 Globulin,Pregnancy Specific beta 1 Glycoproteins,Protein, SP1 Pregnancy,Trophoblast Specific beta 1 Glycoprotein,Trophoblast-Specific beta 1-Globulin,Trophoblast-Specific beta-1 Glycoprotein,Trophoblastic beta Globulin,beta 1 Globulin, Trophoblast Specific,beta 1-Glycoproteins, Pregnancy-Specific,beta-1 Globulin, Pregnancy-Specific,beta-Globulin, Trophoblastic
D011487	Protein Conformation	The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).	Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D003001	Cloning, Molecular	The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells.	Molecular Cloning
D005260	Female		Females
D005810	Multigene Family	A set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene. Such genes may be clustered together on the same chromosome or dispersed on different chromosomes. Examples of multigene families include those that encode the hemoglobins, immunoglobulins, histocompatibility antigens, actins, tubulins, keratins, collagens, heat shock proteins, salivary glue proteins, chorion proteins, cuticle proteins, yolk proteins, and phaseolins, as well as histones, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA genes. The latter three are examples of reiterated genes, where hundreds of identical genes are present in a tandem array. (King & Stanfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)	Gene Clusters,Genes, Reiterated,Cluster, Gene,Clusters, Gene,Families, Multigene,Family, Multigene,Gene Cluster,Gene, Reiterated,Multigene Families,Reiterated Gene,Reiterated Genes
D006367	HeLa Cells	The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays.	Cell, HeLa,Cells, HeLa,HeLa Cell
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man