Revised exon-intron structure of human JAK3 locus

被引:5
作者
Brooimans, RA [1 ]
van der Slot, AJ [1 ]
van den Berg, AJAM [1 ]
Zegers, BJM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Wilhelmina Childrens Hosp, Med Ctr, Dept Pediat Immunol, NL-3508 AB Utrecht, Netherlands
关键词
JAK3; gene structure; gene organisation; SCID; immunodeficiency;
D O I
10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200375
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
Jak3, a member of the Jams tyrosine kinase family is an intracellular kinase functionally coupled to cytokine receptors that share a common gamma chain (gamma(c)). Defects in the gamma(c) or Jak3 result in T-B+ severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). In order to clarify discrepancies between earlier reported genomic organisations of human JAK3, the present study was undertaken to redefine its whole exon-intron structure. The genomic structure of human JAK3 consists of 23 exons and 22 introns, and shows strong homology with the organisation of the murine JAK3 locus. The exon-intron sequences provided in this report can be used to facilitate the identification of new Jak3-deficient SCID patients, including prenatal diagnosis.
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