Abstract：
:Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is a critical enzyme in the degradative deamination of biogenic amines throughout the body. Two biochemically distinct forms of the enzyme, A and B, are encoded in separate genes on the human X chromosome. In these studies we investigated the role of the structural gene for MAO-A in determining levels of activity in humans, as measured in cultured skin fibroblasts. The coding sequence of the mRNA for MAO-A was determined by first-strand cDNA synthesis, PCR amplification, and direct dideoxy sequencing. Two single-basepair substitutions were observed in cDNAs from cells with a 30-fold difference in activity levels. These two substitutions were in the third base of a triplet codon and hence did not affect the deduced amino acid sequence but did affect the presence or absence of restriction-enzyme sites for EcoRV and Fnu4HI, which could be elucidated on PCR fragments derived from genomic DNA or cDNAs. A third polymorphism for MspI in the noncoding region of the MAOA gene was also evaluated by Southern blot analysis using genomic DNA. Statistically significant associations were observed between the alleles for MAOA and levels of MAO activity in human male fibroblast lines. This association indicates that the MAOA gene itself is a major determinant of activity levels, apparently, in part, through noncoding, regulatory elements.
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Am J Hum Genetjournal_title
American journal of human geneticsauthors
Hotamisligil GS,Breakefield XOsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-08-01 00:00:00pages
383-92issue
2eissn
0002-9297issn
1537-6605journal_volume
49pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:We describe a new user-intense-learning experience that incorporates the teaching of clinical and research applications of human genetics in biochemistry while training first-year medical students to develop skills in computer access to the literature. Human genetics was incorporated into the biochemistry curriculum b...
journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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journal_title：American journal of human genetics
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