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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 255, Issue 17, 8046-8049, 09, 1980

Amino acid sequence homology between rat alpha-fetoprotein and albumin at the COOH-terminal regions

WS Liao, RW Hamilton and JM Taylor

The nucleotide sequence of the 3'-terminal untranslated region and a portion of the coding region of rat alpha-fetoprotein mRNA has been determined from a cloned double-stranded cDNA. the amino acid sequence of the COOH-terminal portion of alpha-fetoprotein was inferred from the nucleotide sequence and compared to the amino acid sequence of the corresponding portion of rat, bovine, and human albumin. A striking homology in amino acid sequence between alpha-fetoprotein and albumin was observed. These results confirm earlier suggestions that the two proteins are closely related in structure and probably arose from a common ancestral gene.
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