Abstract
The nucleotide sequence of a 4.8-kilobase mRNA for hamster 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, the endoplasmic reticulum enzyme that controls cholesterol biosynthesis, shows that it is a protein of 887 amino acids (molecular weight 97,092) which contains three potential sites for asparagine-linked glycosylation. The reductase is a transmembrane glycoprotein, but in contrast to many other transmembrane glycoproteins, it lacks a cleavable or Hydrophobie NH2-terminal signal sequence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 613-617 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nature |
Volume | 308 |
Issue number | 5960 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General