• 1 April 1988
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 5  (2) , 107-122
Abstract
We report the cloning and characterization of a cDNA that encodesa functional human galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT). The cDNA is 1400 bases in length and encodes a 43,000 Mr protein. The cloning strategy involved the identification of short peptide sequences conserved between the homologous enzymes from Escherichia coli and yeast, and the construction of oligonucleotide pools corresonding to the conserved patches. These patches of conserved amino acids tend to be conserved in humans as well.