title: Structural characterization and expression of a brain specific gene encoding chick kainate binding protein.
abstract: The gene encoding chick kainate-binding protein (c-KBP), a member of the non-NMDA ionotropic glutamate receptor family has been isolated and characterized. The c-KBP gene is at least 13 kilobases long and contains 11 exons interrupted by 10 introns. Primer extension and RNase protection studies identified a major transcription initiation site located 117 bases upstream from the initiation methionine codon ATG. Consensus TATA and CCAAT sequences were detected in the putative promoter region. The structure of the c-KBP gene is strikingly different from that of other members of neurotransmitter-gated ion-channels (cloned at present) although the topology of c-KBP consists of four membrane-spanning domains, a structural characteristic of ionotropic receptor subunits. The c-KBP gene was found to be expressed at high levels in chick cerebellar Bergmann glia and at extremely low levels in the forebrain. The limited expression of the c-KBP gene raises important questions concerning the mechanisms governing the regulation of c-KBP gene transcription.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurochemistry, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eshhar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wenthold
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens; D004247:DNA; D005091:Exons; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007438:Introns; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D007608:Kainic Acid; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter