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. 2006 Feb;17(1):1-7.
doi: 10.1080/10425170500476665.

Isolation and characterization of the human D-glyceric acidemia related glycerate kinase gene GLYCTK1 and its alternatively splicing variant GLYCTK2

Jin-Hu Guo  1 , Saiyin Hexige, Li Chen, Guang-Jin Zhou, Xiang Wang, Jian-Min Jiang, Ya-Hui Kong, Guo-Qing Ji, Chao-Qun Wu, Shou-Yuan Zhao, Long Yu
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Isolation and characterization of the human D-glyceric acidemia related glycerate kinase gene GLYCTK1 and its alternatively splicing variant GLYCTK2

Jin-Hu Guo et al. DNA Seq. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Deficiency of human glycerate kinase leads to D-glycerate acidemia/D-glyceric aciduria. Through PCR cloning assisted by in silico approach, we isolated the human glycerate kinase genes--Glycerate Kinase 1 (GLYCTK1) and its alternatively splicing variant--Glycerate Kinase 2 (GLYCTK2), which might be associated with D-glycerate acidemia/D-glyceric aciduria. The locus of GLYCTK gene is mapped to 3p21. PCR amplification in seventeen human tissue cDNAs revealed that both GLYCTK1 and GLYCTK2 are expressed widely almost in all these tissues. The expression of mouse Glyctk in various tissues was demonstrated by in situ hybridization. Both GLYCTK1 and GLYCTK2 proteins are localized in cytosol, and GLYCTK2 proteins are specifically localized in mitochondria. Present results revealed the characteristic expression pattern of murine Glyctk in neural system, skeleton muscle, supporting that glycerate kinase is implicated in D-glycerate acidemia/D-glyceric aciduria.

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