POM-ZP3, a bipartite transcript derived from human ZP3 and a POM121 homologue
- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (United States)
- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (United States); and others
Human POM-ZP3 is a novel bipartite RNA transcript that is derived from a gene homologous to rat POM121 (a nuclear pore membrane protein) and ZP3 (a sperm receptor ligand in the zona pellucida). The 5{prime} region is 77% identical to the 5{prime} end of the coding region of rat POM121 and appears to represent a partial duplication of a gene encoding a human homologue of this rodent gene. The 3{prime} end of the POM-ZP3 transcript is 99% identical to ZP3 and appears to have arisen from a duplication of the last four exons (exons 5-8) of ZP3. Using Northern blots and RT-PCR, POM-ZP3 transcripts were detected in human ovaries, testes, spleen, thymus, lymphocytes, prostate, and intestines. The longest open reading frame encodes a conceptual protein of 210 amino acids, the first 76 of which are 83% identical to residues 241-315 of rat POM121. The next 125 amino acids are 98% identical to residues 239-363 of the 424-amino-acid human ZP3 protein. By fluorescence in situ hybridization, genomic fragments of ZP3 and a human homologue of POM121 were localized to chromosome 7q11.23. Taken together, these data suggest that partial duplications of human ZP3 and a POM121-like gene have resulted in a fusion transcript, POM-ZP3, that is expressed in multiple human tissues. 24 refs., 5 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 250147
- Journal Information:
- Genomics, Journal Name: Genomics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 25; ISSN GNMCEP; ISSN 0888-7543
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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