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HMGN proteins are architectural chromatin proteins that reduce the compaction of the chromatin fiber, facilitate access to nucleosomes and modulate replication and transcription processes. Here we demonstrate that in Xenopus laevis, the expression and cellular location of the HMGN proteins are developmentally regulated and that their misexpression leads to gross developmental defects in post-blastula embryos. HMGN transcripts and proteins are present throughout oogenesis; however, the proteins stored in the cytoplasm are not associated with lampbrush chromosomes, and are rapidly degraded when oocytes mature into eggs. During embryogenesis, HMGN expression is first detected in blastula stages and progresses to a tissue-specific expression reaching relative high levels in the mesodermal and neuroectodermal regions of tadpoles. Only after midblastula transition (MBT), alterations in the HMGN levels by either microinjection of recombinant proteins or by morpholino-antisense oligo treatments produced embryos with imperfectly closed blastopore, distorted body axis and showed abnormal head structures. Analyses of animal cap explants indicated that HMGN proteins are involved in the regulation of mesoderm specific genes. In addition, HMGN misexpression caused altered expression of specific genes at MBT rather than global changes of transcription rates. Our results demonstrate that proper embryonic development of Xenopus laevis requires precisely regulated levels of HMGN proteins and suggest that these nucleosomal binding proteins modulate the expression of specific genes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ulrich Körner
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biocenter, University of Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
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The role of HMGN proteins in chromatin function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(03)39006-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Li Y, Strahler JR, Dodgson JB. Neither HMG-14a nor HMG-17 gene function is required for growth of chicken DT40 cells or maintenance of DNaseI-hypersensitive sites. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:283-8. [PMID: 9016555 PMCID: PMC146424 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.2.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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HMG-14 and HMG-17 form a family of ubiquitous non-histone chromosomal proteins and have been reported to bind preferentially to regions of active chromatin structure. Our previous studies demonstrated that the chicken HMG-17 gene is dispensable for normal growth of the DT40 chicken lymphoid cell line. Here it is shown that the major chicken HMG-14 gene,HMG-14a, is also dispensable and, moreover, that DT40-derived cells lacking both HMG-17 and HMG-14a proteins show no obvious change in phenotype with respect to the parental DT40 cells. Furthermore, no compensatory changes in HMG-14b or histone protein levels were observed in cells lacking both HMG-14a and HMG-17, nor were any alterations detected in such hallmarks of chromatin structure as DNaseI-hypersensitive sites or micrococcal nuclease digestion patterns. It is concluded that the HMG-14a and HMG-17 proteins are not required for normal growth of avian cell linesin vitro, nor for the maintenance of DNaseI-hypersensitive sites in chromatin.
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- Y Li
- Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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HMG-17 is a highly conserved and ubiquitous nonhistone chromosomal protein that binds to nucleosome core particles. HMG-17 and HMG-14 form a family of chromosomal proteins that have been reported to bind preferentially to regions of active chromatin structure. To study the functional role of the single-copy chicken HMG-17 gene, null mutants were generated by targeted gene disruption in a chicken lymphoid cell line, DT40. Heterozygous and homozygous null mutant cell lines were generated by two independent selection strategies. Heterozygous null mutant lines produced about half the normal level of HMG-17 protein, and homozygous null lines produced no detectable HMG-17. No significant changes in cell phenotype were observed in cells harboring either singly or doubly disrupted HMG-17 genes, and no compensatory changes in HMG-14 or histone protein levels were observed. It is concluded that HMG-17 protein is not required for normal growth of avian cell lines in vitro, nor does the absence of HMG-17 protein lead to any major changes in cellular phenotype, at least in lymphoid cells.
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- Y Li
- Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA
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Pharr GT, Bacon LD, Dodgson JB. A class I cDNA from SPAFAS line-11 chickens. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOGENETICS : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY AND IMMUNOGENETICS 1994; 21:59-66. [PMID: 9098420 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.1994.tb00176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A chicken MHC class I (B-F) cDNA from SPAFAS line 11 embryonic liver tissue was isolated and characterized by nucleotide sequencing. Comparing this sequence with previously described B-F cDNAs highlights clustered nucleotide substitutions in exon 3, encoding amino acids located on the alpha-helical region of the alpha 2 domain.
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- G T Pharr
- US Department of Agriculture, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Browne DL, Dodgson JB. The gene encoding chicken chromosomal protein HMG-14a is transcribed into multiple mRNAs. Gene X 1993; 124:199-206. [PMID: 8444343 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90394-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The sequence and structure of the chicken HMG14a gene encoding HMG-14a non-histone chromosomal protein suggest that it may be a unique member of the HMG (high mobility group) gene family with properties intermediate to those of the typical HMG-14 and HMG-17 genes. Genomic clones were isolated which together contain the complete chicken HMG-14a gene. The gene covers about 10 kb while coding for an mRNA of about 1000 nt in size. Primer extension, S1 mapping and further cDNA clone analysis suggest that HMG-14a codes for multiple mRNAs arising from two or more transcription start points with alternative splicing and utilization of two or more polyadenylation sites. However, no variation in the coding portion of the mRNA has been observed. The sequence of the promoter region of HMG-14a is similar to that of chicken HMG-14b and human HMG-14 in that it is very G+C rich, contains several putative Sp1-binding sequences and has an unusually high density of CpG dinucleotides. Expression studies confirm earlier results suggesting that the gene is expressed at low levels in most tissue types.
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- D L Browne
- Department of Microbiology, Michigan State, University, East Lansing 48824
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CRITTENDEN LYMANB, PROVENCHER LEONARD, SANTANGELO LISA, LEVIN ILAN, ABPLANALP HANS, BRILES RUTHW, BRILES WELWOOD, DODGSON JERRYB. Characterization of a Red Jungle Fowl by White Leghorn Backcross Reference Population for Molecular Mapping of the Chicken Genome. Poult Sci 1993. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.0720334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Assessment of the transcriptional activation potential of the HMG chromosomal proteins. Mol Cell Biol 1991. [PMID: 1908554 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.9.4483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chromosomal proteins HMG-14, HMG-17, and HMG-1 are among the most abundant, ubiquitous, and evolutionarily conserved nonhistone proteins. Analysis of their structure reveals features which are similar to those of certain transcription factors. The distribution of charged amino acid residues along the polypeptide chains is asymmetric: positive charges are clustered toward the N-terminal region, while negative charges are clustered toward the C-terminal region. The residues in the C-terminal region have the potential to form alpha helices with negatively charged surfaces. The abilities of HMG-14, -17, and -1 to function as transcriptional activators were studied in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells expressing LexA-HMG fusion proteins (human HMG-14 and -17 and rat HMG-1) which bind to reporter molecules containing the beta-galactosidase gene downstream from a lexA operator. Fusion constructs expressing deletion mutants of HMG-14, -17, and -1 were also tested. Analysis of binding to the lexA operator with in vitro-synthesized fusion proteins shows that there are more sites for HMG-14, -17, and -1 binding than for LexA binding and that only the fusion constructs which contain the C-terminal, acidic domains of HMG-17 bind the lexA operator specifically. None of the LexA-HMG fusion protein constructs elevate the level of beta-galactosidase activity in transfected yeast cells. Thus, although HMG-14, -17, and -1 are structurally similar to acidic transcriptional activators, these chromosomal proteins do not function as activators in this test system.
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Landsman D, Bustin M. Assessment of the transcriptional activation potential of the HMG chromosomal proteins. Mol Cell Biol 1991; 11:4483-9. [PMID: 1908554 PMCID: PMC361317 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.9.4483-4489.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Chromosomal proteins HMG-14, HMG-17, and HMG-1 are among the most abundant, ubiquitous, and evolutionarily conserved nonhistone proteins. Analysis of their structure reveals features which are similar to those of certain transcription factors. The distribution of charged amino acid residues along the polypeptide chains is asymmetric: positive charges are clustered toward the N-terminal region, while negative charges are clustered toward the C-terminal region. The residues in the C-terminal region have the potential to form alpha helices with negatively charged surfaces. The abilities of HMG-14, -17, and -1 to function as transcriptional activators were studied in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells expressing LexA-HMG fusion proteins (human HMG-14 and -17 and rat HMG-1) which bind to reporter molecules containing the beta-galactosidase gene downstream from a lexA operator. Fusion constructs expressing deletion mutants of HMG-14, -17, and -1 were also tested. Analysis of binding to the lexA operator with in vitro-synthesized fusion proteins shows that there are more sites for HMG-14, -17, and -1 binding than for LexA binding and that only the fusion constructs which contain the C-terminal, acidic domains of HMG-17 bind the lexA operator specifically. None of the LexA-HMG fusion protein constructs elevate the level of beta-galactosidase activity in transfected yeast cells. Thus, although HMG-14, -17, and -1 are structurally similar to acidic transcriptional activators, these chromosomal proteins do not function as activators in this test system.
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- D Landsman
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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Landsman D, Bustin M. Mouse non-histone chromosomal protein HMG-14 cDNA sequence. Nucleic Acids Res 1990; 18:5311. [PMID: 2402471 PMCID: PMC332184 DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.17.5311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- D Landsman
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894
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Nielsen E, Welinder B, Madsen OD. Protein HMG-17 is hyper-expressed in rat glucagonoma. Single-step isolation and sequencing. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1990; 192:81-6. [PMID: 2169420 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb19198.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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High-mobility-group protein 17 (HMG-17) was identified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography analysis as a major component in acidic extracts of transplantable rat glucagonoma tissue but not in insulinoma tissue of similar origin. The peptide was purified in a single step and the entire sequence of 89 amino acids was determined. Rat HMG-17 has a molecular mass of 9238 Da and shows strong similarity to human, bovine (94.4%) and chicken (88.8%) HMG-17. Six of the seven residues which vary among the mammalian sequences are located within a short segment (positions 64-83) present in the acidic, non-DNA-binding C-terminal part of HMG-17. This region shows least similarity to the otherwise related proteins HMG-14 and H6 (a trout HMG protein). Interestingly, four of the six variable positions are Asp in rat HMG-17 which results in an overall net increase in the negative charge of the C-terminal region. The nature of selective hyper-expression of HMG-17 in glucagon but not in insulin-producing tumor tissue remains to be clarified.
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- E Nielsen
- Hagedorn Research Laboratory, Gentofte, Denmark
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Neutron scattering has been used to study the interaction of HMG14 with chromatin. Chromatin depleted of H1/H5 was reconstituted separately with histones H1 and H5, and complexed with HMG14. We have also studied the conformation of complexes formed by the binding of HMG14 to nucleosome dimers without linker DNA. Our data on the binding of HMG14 to linkerless nucleosome dimers argue against a significant change in the exit and entry angles of nucleosomal core DNA. Data on the condensation of chromatin into a higher-order structure suggest that there is no dramatic difference between the roles of H1 and H5 in their influence on HMG14 complex formation. However, there is a decrease of about 25% in the mass per unit length of chromatin fibers on HMG14 binding, which is not accompanied by a change in the fiber repeat distance. This is evidence that there are fewer nucleosomes per repeat in HMG14 containing chromatin fibers than in normal chromatin. Alteration of chromatin structure in this manner may be part of the role of HMG14 in actively transcribed chromatin.
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- V Graziano
- Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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Bustin M, Lehn DA, Landsman D. Structural features of the HMG chromosomal proteins and their genes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1990; 1049:231-43. [PMID: 2200521 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(90)90092-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 350] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- M Bustin
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Srikantha T, Landsman D, Bustin M. A single copy gene for chicken chromosomal protein HMG-14b has evolutionarily conserved features, has lost one of its introns and codes for a rapidly evolving protein. J Mol Biol 1990; 211:49-61. [PMID: 2153836 DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(90)90010-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The evolutionary origins and common features of the genes coding for the HMG-14/-17 family of chromosomal proteins have been studied by isolating and sequencing the chicken HMG-14b gene, the true homolog of the human and calf HMG-14 gene. Comparison of the structure of this gene to that of the human HMG-14 gene and to the human and chicken HMG-17 genes indicates that the HMG-14 and HMG-17 genes evolved from a common ancestor. We postulate that the ancestral gene consisted of six exons. In all genes the first exon codes for the entire 5' untranslated region and for the first four amino acids, which are invariant among all the known members of the HMG-14/-17 protein family. The last exon codes for ten to 16 amino acids and for the entire 3' untranslated region, which, for each gene, constitutes over 70% of the transcript. The DNA-binding domain of the proteins is encoded by two distinct exons. The genes are characterized by 5' regions that are highly enriched in G + C residues and have features characteristic of "housekeeping" genes. The HMG-17 genes are distinct from the HMG-14 in that the 5' regulatory region of the former has two TATA boxes while the HMG-14 genes have no such regulatory element. The chicken HMG-14b gene is a single-copy gene and produces a unique transcript. In this gene, exons II and III are fused and intron 2 is missing. The fusion of the two exons produced a codon for valine in a position that, among all HMG-14/-17 proteins, is unique to HMG-14b. The possible consequences of a valine insertion at the N-terminal end of the DNA-binding domains are discussed. The HMG-14 proteins evolve significantly faster than HMG-17, suggesting that the proteins are subject to different evolutionary pressure. However, certain amino acids are conserved among all the known members of the HMG-14/-17 protein family, suggesting that they are part of the functional domain of this family of chromosomal proteins.
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- T Srikantha
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Ribosomal protein L7a is encoded by a gene (Surf-3) within the tightly clustered mouse surfeit locus. Mol Cell Biol 1989. [PMID: 2648130 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.9.1.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mouse Surfeit locus, which contains a cluster of at least four genes (Surf-1 to Surf-4), is unusual in that adjacent genes are separated by no more than 73 base pairs (bp). The heterogeneous 5' ends of Surf-1 and Surf-2 are separated by only 15 to 73 bp, the 3' ends of Surf-1 and Surf-3 are only 70 bp apart, and the 3' ends of Surf-2 and Surf-4 overlap by 133 bp. This very tight clustering suggests a cis interaction between adjacent Surfeit genes. The Surf-3 gene (which could code for a basic polypeptide of 266 amino acids) is a highly expressed member of a pseudogene-containing multigene family. By use of an anti-peptide serum (against the C-terminal nine amino acids of the putative Surf-3 protein) for immunofluorescence and immunoblotting of mouse cell components and by in vitro translation of Surf-3 cDNA hybrid-selected mRNA, the Surf-3 gene product was identified as a 32-kilodalton ribosomal protein located in the 60S ribosomal subunit. From its subunit location, gel migration, and homology with a limited rat ribosomal peptide sequence, the Surf-3 gene was shown to encode the mouse L7a ribosomal protein. The Surf-3 gene is highly conserved through evolution and was detected by nucleic acid hybridization as existing in multiple copies (multigene families) in other mammals and as one or a few copies in birds, Xenopus, Drosophila, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The Surf-3 C-terminal anti-peptide serum detects a 32-kilodalton protein in other mammals, birds, and Xenopus but not in Drosophila and S. pombe. The possible effect of interaction of the Surf-3 ribosomal protein gene with adjacent genes in the Surfeit locus at the transcriptional or posttranscriptional level or both levels is discussed.
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Wen L, Huang JK, Johnson BH, Reeck GR. A human placental cDNA clone that encodes nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG-1. Nucleic Acids Res 1989; 17:1197-214. [PMID: 2922262 PMCID: PMC331735 DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.3.1197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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From a human placental lambda gt11 cDNA library, we have isolated a cDNA clone that encodes the entire 215-residue amino acid sequence of HMG-1. Analysis of an internal sequence similarity suggests that the DNA-binding domains of HMG-1 are separated by a rather long and flexible linker segment. Southern blotting of DNA digested with BamHI indicated a highly variable number of genes (or pseudogenes) for HMG-1 in different species. Characterization of HMG-1 mRNA expression by Northern blotting showed that three mRNA species of approximately 1.0, 1.4 and 2.4 kb were expressed in all mammalian organs and cell lines examined. These included several rat organs at different stages of development. Northern analysis also suggested the occurrence of HMG-1 mRNA in an invertebrate and a plant species.
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- L Wen
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506
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Landsman D, McBride OW, Soares N, Crippa MP, Srikantha T, Bustin M. Chromosomal Protein HMG-14. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)94084-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Giallongo A, Yon J, Fried M. Ribosomal protein L7a is encoded by a gene (Surf-3) within the tightly clustered mouse surfeit locus. Mol Cell Biol 1989; 9:224-31. [PMID: 2648130 PMCID: PMC362164 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.9.1.224-231.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The mouse Surfeit locus, which contains a cluster of at least four genes (Surf-1 to Surf-4), is unusual in that adjacent genes are separated by no more than 73 base pairs (bp). The heterogeneous 5' ends of Surf-1 and Surf-2 are separated by only 15 to 73 bp, the 3' ends of Surf-1 and Surf-3 are only 70 bp apart, and the 3' ends of Surf-2 and Surf-4 overlap by 133 bp. This very tight clustering suggests a cis interaction between adjacent Surfeit genes. The Surf-3 gene (which could code for a basic polypeptide of 266 amino acids) is a highly expressed member of a pseudogene-containing multigene family. By use of an anti-peptide serum (against the C-terminal nine amino acids of the putative Surf-3 protein) for immunofluorescence and immunoblotting of mouse cell components and by in vitro translation of Surf-3 cDNA hybrid-selected mRNA, the Surf-3 gene product was identified as a 32-kilodalton ribosomal protein located in the 60S ribosomal subunit. From its subunit location, gel migration, and homology with a limited rat ribosomal peptide sequence, the Surf-3 gene was shown to encode the mouse L7a ribosomal protein. The Surf-3 gene is highly conserved through evolution and was detected by nucleic acid hybridization as existing in multiple copies (multigene families) in other mammals and as one or a few copies in birds, Xenopus, Drosophila, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The Surf-3 C-terminal anti-peptide serum detects a 32-kilodalton protein in other mammals, birds, and Xenopus but not in Drosophila and S. pombe. The possible effect of interaction of the Surf-3 ribosomal protein gene with adjacent genes in the Surfeit locus at the transcriptional or posttranscriptional level or both levels is discussed.
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- A Giallongo
- Department of Eukaryotic Gene Organization and Expression, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, England
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