A human liver cDNA library was screened by colony hybridization with two mixtures of synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides as probes. These oligonucleotides encoded regions of β-factor Xlla as predicted from the amino acid sequence. Four positive clones were isolated that contained DNA coding for most of factor XII mRNA. A second human liver cDNA library was screened by colony hybridization with ³²P-labeled cDNA clones obtained from the first screen and two identical clones were isolated.
DNA sequence analysis of these overlapping clones showed that they contained DNA coding for the signal peptide sequence, the complete amino acid sequence of plasma factor XII, a TGA stop codon, a 3' untranslated region of 150 nucleotides, and a poly A⁺ tail. The cDNA sequence predicts that plasma factor XII consists of 596 amino acid residues. Within the predicted amino acid sequence of factor XII, were identified three peptide bonds that are cleaved by kallikrein during the formation of β-factor Xlla.
Comparison of the structure of factor XII with other proteins revealed extensive sequence identity with regions of tissue-type plasminogen activator (the epidermal growth factor-like region and the kringle region) and fibronectin (type I and type II homologies). As the type II region of fibronectin contains a collagen-binding site, the homologous region in factor XII may be responsible for the binding of factor XII to collagen. The carboxyl-terminal region of factor XII shares considerable amino acid sequence homology with other serine proteases including trypsin and many clotting factors.
A human genomic phage library was screened by using a human factor XII cDNA as ahybridization probe. Two overlapping phage clones were isolated which contain the entire human factor XII gene. DNA sequence and restriction enzyme analysis of the clones indicate that the gene is approximately 12 kbp in size and is comprised of 13 introns and 14 exons. Exons 3 through 14 are contained in a genomic region of only 4.2 kbp with introns ranging in size from 80 to 554 bp.
The multiple regions found in the coding sequence of FXII that are homologous to putative domains in fibronectin and tissue-type plasminogen activator are contained on separate exons in the factor XII gene. The intron/exon gene organization is similar to the serine protease gene family of plasminogen activators and not to the clotting factor family.
Analysis of the 5' flanking region of the gene shows that it does not contain the typical TATA and CAAT sequences found in other genes. This is consistent with the finding that transcription of the gene is initiated at multiple start sites. / Medicine, Faculty of / Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/26980 |
| Date | January 1987 |
| Creators | Cool, Deborah E. |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
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