Article
A novel amino acid substitution (His183-->Gln) in exon 5 of the lipoprotein lipase gene results in loss of catalytic activity: phenotypic expression of the mutant gene in a heterozygous state.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Feb 1994
Tenkanen H, Taskinen M R, Antikainen M, Ulmanen I, Kontula K, Ehnholm C
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a hitherto unrecognized mutation of the lipoprotein lipase gene (LPL) in a Finnish family with Russian and Swiss ancestors. A single base pair substitution of a guanine for cytosine in codon 183 of exon 5 of the LPL gene results in a change of histidine to glutamine in the mature enzyme protein. Expression of a mutant cDNA construct in COS cells resulted in secretion of inactive LPL enzyme...
Topics
- Amino Acids
- Base Sequence
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Complementary
- Exons
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Hypertriglyceridemia
