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. 2001 Jun 15;356(Pt 3):907–910. doi: 10.1042/0264-6021:3560907

Cloning and characterization of human liver cytosolic beta-glycosidase.

M de Graaf 1, I C van Veen 1, I H van der Meulen-Muileman 1, W R Gerritsen 1, H M Pinedo 1, H J Haisma 1
PMCID: PMC1221920  PMID: 11389701

Abstract

Cytosolic beta-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) from mammalian liver is a member of the family 1 glycoside hydrolases and is known for its ability to hydrolyse a range of beta-D-glycosides, including beta-D-glucoside and beta-D-galactoside. We therefore refer to this enzyme as cytosolic beta-glycosidase. We cloned the cDNA encoding the human cytosolic beta-glycosidase by performing PCR on cDNA prepared from total human liver RNA. Specific primers were based on human expressed sequence tags found in the expressed sequence tag database. The cloned cDNA contained 1407 nt with an open reading frame encoding 469 amino acid residues. Amino acid sequence analysis indicates that human cytosolic beta-glycosidase is most closely related to lactase phlorizin hydrolase and klotho protein. The enzyme was characterized by using cell lysates of COS-7 cells transfected with a eukaryotic expression vector containing the cDNA. The biochemical, kinetic and inhibition properties of the cloned enzyme were found to be identical with those reported for the enzyme purified from human liver.

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