STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION AND EXPRESSION OF THE HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE-C BETA-3 GENE

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作者
MAZURUK, K [1 ]
SCHOEN, TJ [1 ]
CHADER, GJ [1 ]
RODRIGUEZ, IR [1 ]
机构
[1] NEI,RETINAL CELL & MOLEC BIOL LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20892
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10.1006/bbrc.1995.1955
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have cloned and fully sequenced the phospholipase C beta-3 (PLC beta-3) gene. The gene spans approx. 17 kb and consists of 31 exons and 30 introns. Ah intron-exon junctions obey the GT/AG rule. The gene is highly expressed in several human tissues including retina, brain and kidney; PLC beta-3 mRNA is detected at a much lower level in liver. Because of its importance in signal transduction, its chromosomal localization and its high expression in CNS and other tissues, the PLC beta-3 gene is a candidate in several human genetic diseases which, with the present genomic sequence, can now be fully examined. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
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