Six mRNAs with different 5' ends are encoded by a single γ- glutamyltransferase gene in mouse
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-1-1993
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume
90
Issue
13
DOI
10.1073/pnas.90.13.6179
Keywords
gene expression; kidney; promoter; transcription
Abstract
The 5' region of the mouse γ-glutamyltransferase (γGT; EC 2.3.2.2) gene has been cloned and analyzed. This analysis, combined with sequence information obtained from γGT cDNA clones, indicates that in mouse a single γGT gene codes for six different mRNAs that differ in their 5' sequences. Analysis of steady-state levels of γGT RNA reveals different expression patterns for these RNAs in different organs. The six different 5' sequences are widely separated within a 10-kb region and three of them show 75-86% identity with the three known rat γGT cDNAs. Although the heterogeneity of the 5' ends of γGT RNAs may be explained in part by alternative splicing, it is likely that multiple promoters are involved in their generation.
APA Citation
Rajagopalan, S., Wan, D., Habib, G., Sepulveda, A., McLeod, M., Lebovitz, R., & Lieberman, M. (1993). Six mRNAs with different 5' ends are encoded by a single γ- glutamyltransferase gene in mouse. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 90 (13). http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.13.6179