Characterisation of cDNA clones for rat muscle carbonic anhydrase III

Abstract

cDNA clones for rat muscle carbonic anhydrase III have been isolated from a lambda gt-11 library and sequenced. Comparison with human CAIII cDNA showed about 90% homology to rat. The rat clones were used to estimate mRNA from liver and muscle on Northern blots and showed that the sexual dimorphism of CAIII in rat liver relates to a difference in mRNA levels.