HUMAN CCAAT DISPLACEMENT PROTEIN IS HOMOLOGOUS TO THE DROSOPHILA HOMEOPROTEIN, CUT

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作者
NEUFELD, EJ
SKALNIK, DG
LIEVENS, PMJ
ORKIN, SH
机构
[1] CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR,DIV HEMATOL ONCOL,300 LONGWOOD AVE,BOSTON,MA 02115
[2] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DANA FARBER CANC INST,DEPT PEDIAT,BOSTON,MA 02115
[3] HOWARD HUGHES MED INST,BOSTON,MA 02115
[4] INDIANA UNIV,JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY HOSP CHILDREN,SCH MED,WELLS RES CTR,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46223
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10.1038/ng0492-50
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Human CCAAT displacement protein (CDP), a putative repressor of developmentally regulated gene expression, was purified from HeLa cells by DNA binding-site affinity chromatography. cDNA encoding CDP was obtained by immunoscreening a lambda-gt11 library with antibody raised against purified protein. The deduced primary amino acid sequence of CDP reveals remarkable homology to Drosophila cut with respect to the presence of a unique homeodomain and "cut repeats". As cut participates in determination of cell fate in several tissues in Drosophila, the similarity predicts a broad role for CDP in mammalian development.
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