Isolation of novel human cDNA (hGMF-γ) homologous to Glia Maturation Factor-β gene

被引:21
作者
Asai, K [1 ]
Fujita, K
Yamamoto, M
Hotta, T
Morikawa, M
Kokubo, M
Moriyama, A
Kato, T
机构
[1] Nagoya City Univ, Sch Med, Dept Bioregulat Res, Mizuho Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467, Japan
[2] Nagoya City Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Mizuho Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467, Japan
[3] Nagoya City Univ, Inst Nat Sci, Div Biomol Sci, Mizuho Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467, Japan
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION | 1998年 / 1396卷 / 03期
关键词
glia maturation factor; gene cloning;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-4781(97)00222-4
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 novel full-length human cDNA homologous to Glia Maturation Factor-beta (GMF-beta) gene was isolated. Sequence analysis of the entire cDNA revealed an open reading frame of 426 nucleotides with a deduced protein sequence of 142 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequences of its putative product is highly homologous to human GMF-beta (82% identity) and named for GMF-gamma. Northern blot analysis indicated that a message of 0.9 kb long, but not 4.1 kb of GMF-beta, is predominantly expressed in human lung, heart, and placenta. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:242 / 244
页数:3
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