title: Genomic structure and expression of the human fau gene: encoding the ribosomal protein S30 fused to a ubiquitin-like protein.
abstract: The fau gene is the cellular homolog of the fox sequence in the Finkel-Biskis-Reilly Murine Sarcoma Virus (FBR-MuSV). This virus acquired the fau sequence in its reversed transcriptional orientation. Human and mouse fau cDNA's were identified and both encode a new protein of 133 AA. We show that fau (for FBR-MuSV associated ubiquitiously expressed gene) becomes expressed in all different tissues tested as a 600 bp messenger and we report the genomic structure of the human fau gene. The gene consists of five exons and four introns and the 5' untranslated region displays characteristic features for a housekeeping gene. Fau encodes the ribosomal protein S30 fused to a Ubiquitin-like protein.
authors.affiliation: University of Antwerp, Dept. Biochemistry, Wilrijk, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Michiels
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merregaert
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D009053:Sarcoma Viruses, Murine / Q000235:genetics*; D014452:Ubiquitins / Q000235:genetics*; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C489668:Fau protein, mouse; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D014452:Ubiquitins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; C040469:ribosomal protein S30; C076845:FAU protein, human; D004247:DNA