ORGANIZATION AND SEQUENCES AT THE 5' END OF A CLONED COMPLETE OVALBUMIN GENE

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作者
GANNON, F
OHARE, K
PERRIN, F
LEPENNEC, JP
BENOIST, C
COCHET, M
BREATHNACH, R
ROYAL, A
GARAPIN, A
CAMI, B
CHAMBON, P
机构
[1] FAC MED STRASBOURG, INST CHIM BIOL,INSERM,UNITE 184,CNRS, GENET MOLEC EUCARYOTES LAB, F-67085 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
[2] INST PASTEUR, CNRS, EQUIPE RECH 201, GROUPE BIOL MOLEC GENE, F-75015 PARIS, FRANCE
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10.1038/278428a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A clone which contains the complete chicken ovalbumin gene, including its leader coding sequences, has been isolated. From electron microscopic analysis of this DNA we conclude that the minimal size of the transcriptional unit for ovalbumin is 7.7 kilobases. The DNA sequence of the region surrounding the 5' end of the ovalbumin gene is presented. Comparison of this sequence with those of other eukaryotic genes reveals striking similarities, possibly related to a promoter region, approximately 30 base pairs upstream from the site coding for the 5′ end of the mRNA. © 1979 Nature Publishing Group.
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页码:428 / 434
页数:7
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