ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RAT GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE-ENCODING GENE

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作者
VANDEZANDE, L
LABRUYERE, WT
ARNBERG, AC
WILSON, RH
VANDENBOGAERT, AJW
DAS, AT
VANOORSCHOT, DAJ
FRIJTERS, C
CHARLES, R
MOORMAN, AFM
LAMERS, WH
机构
[1] UNIV AMSTERDAM,DEPT ANAT & EMBRYOL,MOLEC ANAT SECT,MEIBERGDREEF 15,1105 AZ AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV GLASGOW,DEPT GENET,GLASGOW G12 8QQ,SCOTLAND
[3] STATE UNIV GRONINGEN,DEPT BIOCHEM,9700 AB GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
关键词
exon; intron; liver; mRNA sequence; phage cloning vectors; Recombinant DNA;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(90)90306-C
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
From a rat genomic library in phage λCharon4A, a complete glutamine synthetase-encoding gene was isolated. The gene is 9.5-10 kb long, consists of seven exons, and codes for two mRNA species of 1375 nucleotides (nt) and 2787 nt, respectively. For both mRNAs, full-lenght cDNAs containing a short poly(A) tract were identified. The sequences of the entire mRNA and of the exon-intron transitions were determined. The smaller mRNA is identical to the 5′ 1375 nt of the long mRNA and contains the entire protein-coding region. The position of the transcription start point was mapped. Within the first 118 bp of promoter sequence, a (T)ATAA-box, a CCAAT-box and an SP1-binding site were identified. © 1990.
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页码:225 / 232
页数:8
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