Repeating structure of chick tropoelastin revealed by complementary DNA cloning.

A cDNA library was constructed from chick aorta poly(adenylic acid)-containing RNA in the expression vector pEX1. Several clones were identified by screening the library with a polyclonal antiserum raised against chick tropoelastin and confirmed by DNA sequencing. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence, corresponding to the mature tropoelastin and most of the signal peptide, revealed that the molecule is composed of at least 8, and possibly 13, repeating units. The common features of each unit include an N-terminal region composed largely of alanines and lysines and ending with an aromatic amino acid, followed by a GAG span and then a C-terminal region consisting mostly of valines, prolines, and glycines often present in several copies of the sequence (VPGV). This structure is discussed in terms of the functional properties of the molecule.

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