ORGANIZATION OF THE MOUSE GP42/BASIGIN GENE - A MEMBER OF THE IG SUPERFAMILY

被引:14
作者
CHENG, Y [1 ]
LI, XB [1 ]
KAMHOLZ, J [1 ]
BURNS, FR [1 ]
机构
[1] HOSP UNIV PENN,DEPT NEUROL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION | 1994年 / 1217卷 / 03期
关键词
GP42; BASIGIN; POLYMORPHIC; GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUPERFAMILY; (MOUSE);
D O I
10.1016/0167-4781(94)90290-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have mapped and sequenced the GP42/Basigin gene isolated from a Balb/C mouse genomic library. The genomic organization and upstream, putative regulatory, regions of this gene have not been previously reported. Our data show that exon 5 of the GP42/Basigin gene encodes the carboxy proximal half of the second Ig-like domain, the highly conserved transmembrane region and a portion of the cytoplasmic tail. This inclusion of Ig-like and other functional domains in a single exon is unusual. Splice junction analysis indicates that two reported alternate GP42/Basigin cDNA isoforms are likely due to cloning artifacts. In addition, we find that GP42/Basigin is polymorphic in mice. Our data also support the proposal that the transmembrane domain and portions of the cytoplasmic region of GP42/Basigin have been evolutionarily conserved.
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页码:307 / 311
页数:5
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