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. 1989 Apr;86(7):2478–2482. doi: 10.1073/pnas.86.7.2478

A Drosophila gene encoding a protein resembling the human beta-amyloid protein precursor.

D R Rosen 1, L Martin-Morris 1, L Q Luo 1, K White 1
PMCID: PMC286936  PMID: 2494667

Abstract

We have isolated genomic and cDNA clones for a Drosophila gene resembling the human beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP). This gene produces a nervous system-enriched 6.5-kilobase transcript. Sequencing of cDNAs derived from the 6.5-kilobase transcript predicts an 886-amino acid polypeptide. This polypeptide contains a putative transmembrane domain and exhibits strong sequence similarity to cytoplasmic and extracellular regions of the human beta-amyloid precursor protein. There is a high probability that this Drosophila gene corresponds to the essential Drosophila locus vnd, a gene required for embryonic nervous system development.

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