Characterization of complementary deoxyribonucleic acid for human adrenocortical 17 alpha-hydroxylase: a probe for analysis of 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency

Mol Endocrinol. 1987 May;1(5):348-54. doi: 10.1210/mend-1-5-348.

Abstract

To provide a basis for investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying the hormonal regulation of steroid 17 alpha-hydroxylase (P-450 17 alpha) activity in adrenal, ovary, and testis as well as human 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency, we have isolated from a human fetal adrenal cDNA library a cDNA sequence complementary to the mRNA that encodes the human P-450 17 alpha enzyme. Of 75,000 colonies from the library that were screened by use of a nick-translated 5'-specific bovine P-450 17 alpha cDNA probe, 10 positive colonies were isolated and the clone with the longest insert (pcD-17 alpha H) was selected for further characterization. pcD-17 alpha H encodes the complete human P-450 17 alpha protein having approximately 78% homology at the nucleotide level and 71% homology at the amino acid level when the sequence of pcD-17 alpha H is compared to the bovine P-450 17 alpha cDNA sequence. By transient expression of the human P-450 17 alpha cDNA clone in COS 1 cells, we have demonstrated that the 17 alpha-hydroxylase and 17,20 lyase activities reside within the same human P-450 17 alpha polypeptide chain. The insert was also used as a probe to investigate, by means of Southern blot analysis, possible alterations in the P-450 17 alpha gene sequence in DNA isolated from skin fibroblasts from three patients with clinically characterized 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiencies. No changes were detected in the DNA of any of the patients by this analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Line
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Skin / enzymology
  • Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase / genetics*
  • Steroid Hydroxylases / genetics*
  • Transfection

Substances

  • RNA, Messenger
  • DNA
  • Steroid Hydroxylases
  • Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase