Cloning and expression of Xenopus laevis xSox12 cDNA

被引:22
作者
Komatsu, N [1 ]
Hiraoka, Y [1 ]
Shiozawa, M [1 ]
Ogawa, M [1 ]
Aiso, S [1 ]
机构
[1] KEIO UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT ANAT,SHINJUKU KU,TOKYO 160,JAPAN
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION | 1996年 / 1305卷 / 03期
关键词
cDNA; molecular cloning; nucleotide sequence; SOX; (Xenopus laevis);
D O I
10.1016/0167-4781(95)00228-6
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
A family of SRY-related genes has been termed SOX. We have isolated and sequenced a cDNA encoding xSox12 from Xenopus laevis ovary. The cDNA contained an open reading frame (ORF) coding for 470 amino acids encompassing an HMG box characteristic of the SOX family, a leucine zipper motif and glutamine-rich segments. The size of the xSox12 mRNA was determined to be 3.0 knt by Northern analysis. The ovary was the most prominent in the expression of the Sox mRNA among the various tissues of adult frog as far as examined.
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