Cloning and mapping of a human gene (TBX2) sharing a highly conserved protein motif with a Drosophila omb gene
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (United States)
- CGAT FISH Mapping Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
We have identified and cloned a human gene (TBX2) that exhibits strong sequence homology within a putative DNA binding domain to the drosophila optomotor-blind (omb) gene and lesser homology to the DNA binding domain of the murine brachyury or T gene. Unlike omb, which is expressed in neural tissue, or T, which is not expressed in adult animals, TBX2 is expressed primarily in adult in kidney, lung, and placenta as multiple transcripts of between {approximately} 2 and 4 kb. At least part of this transcript heterogenity appears to be due to alternative polyadenylation. This is the first reported human member of a new family of highly evolutionarily conserved DNA binding proteins, the Tbx or T-box proteins. The human gene has been mapped by somatic cell hybrid mapping and chromosomal in situ hybridization to chromosome 17q23, a region frequently altered in ovarian carcinomas. 19 refs., 6 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 390929
- Journal Information:
- Genomics, Vol. 28, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: 20 Jul 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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