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  • Title: Isolation of a cDNA encoding a human serum marker for acute pancreatitis. Identification of pancreas-specific protein as pancreatic procarboxypeptidase B.
    Author: Yamamoto KK, Pousette A, Chow P, Wilson H, el Shami S, French CK.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1992 Feb 05; 267(4):2575-81. PubMed ID: 1370825.
    Abstract:
    A human pancreas-specific protein (PASP), previously characterized as a serum marker for acute pancreatitis and pancreatic graft rejection, has been identified as pancreatic procarboxypeptidase B (PCPB). cDNAs encoding PASP/PCPB were isolated from a human pancreas cDNA library using a combination of nucleic acid hybridization screening and immunoscreening with antisera raised against native PASP. The deduced amino acid sequence of PASP/PCPB cDNA predicts the translation of a 416-amino acid preproenzyme with a 15-amino acid signal/leader peptide and a 95-amino acid activation peptide. The proenzyme portion of this protein has 76% identity with rat PCPB and 84% identity with bovine carboxypeptidase B. DNA and RNA blot analyses indicate that human PCPB mRNA (1,400 nucleotides) is transcribed from a single locus in the human genome in a tissue-specific fashion. N-terminal sequencing of native PASP and the specific immunoreactivity of bacterially expressed PASP/PCPB with native PASP antibodies confirm the identification of PASP as human pancreatic PCPB.
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