Cloning of a cDNA Encoding Chitotriosidase, a Human Chitinase Produced by Macrophages

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We have recently observed that chitotriosidase, a chitinolytic enzyme, is secreted by activated human macrophages and is markedly elevated in plasma of Gaucher disease patients (Hollak, C. E. M., van Weely, S., van Oers, M. H. J., and Aerts, J. M. F. G. (1994) J. Clin. Invest. 93, 1288-1292). Here, we report on the cloning of the corresponding cDNA. The nucleotide sequence of the cloned cDNA predicts a protein...

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