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Molecular defect in a gamma-2 heavy chain.

S M Cooper, E C Franklin, B Frangione

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |April 14, 1972
    PubMed
    Summary

    The gamma-2 heavy chain disease protein Gif features an internal deletion and pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid at its N-terminus. This finding is consistent with other identified gamma heavy chain disease proteins.

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    Area of Science:

    • Immunology
    • Protein Chemistry

    Background:

    • Heavy chain diseases are a group of rare lymphoproliferative disorders.
    • Gamma heavy chain disease proteins often exhibit structural abnormalities and deletions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To characterize the structural features of the gamma-2 heavy chain disease protein Gif.
    • To compare the deletion pattern of Gif with other known gamma heavy chain disease proteins.

    Main Methods:

    • Amino-terminal residue analysis.
    • Analysis of the variable (Fd) and constant regions of the heavy chain.
    • Identification of deletion sites and resumption of normal sequence.

    Main Results:

    • The gamma-2 heavy chain disease protein Gif has pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid as its amino-terminal residue.
    • A significant internal deletion of approximately 100 residues, encompassing most of the Fd constant region, was identified.
    • Normal protein sequence resumes at glutamic acid residue 216 in the hinge region.

    Conclusions:

    • The structural characterization of the gamma-2 heavy chain disease protein Gif reveals unique N-terminal and deletion features.
    • The consistent resumption of normal sequence at position 216 in the hinge region across different gamma heavy chain disease proteins suggests a common mechanism or consequence of the deletion.

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