STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION OF THE HAIRLESS GENE OF MICE

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作者
CACHONGONZALEZ, MB
FENNER, S
COFFIN, JM
MORAN, C
STOYE, JP
BEST, S
机构
[1] NATL INST MED RES, LONDON NW7 1AA, ENGLAND
[2] TUFTS UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MOLEC BIOL & MICROBIOL, BOSTON, MA 02111 USA
[3] UNIV SYDNEY, DEPT ANIM SCI, SYDNEY, NSW 2006, AUSTRALIA
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10.1073/pnas.91.16.7717
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The hairless mutation of mice was caused by insertion of a murine leukemia virus. Starting with sequences flanking the provirus, a series of overlapping clones surrounding the viral integration site were obtained. By using a combination of sequencing, PCR, and exon-trapping techniques, the hairless gene was identified. It encodes a predicted protein of 1182 amino acids, including a potential zinc finger domain. The expression patterns of the gene closely reflect the phenotype of animals carrying the hairless mutation.
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