title: The human ubiquitin/52-residue ribosomal protein fusion gene subfamily (UbA52) is composed primarily of processed pseudogenes.
abstract: Two members of the human ubiquitin gene subfamily encoding ubiquitin fused to a 52-residue ribosomal protein (UbA52) were cloned, sequenced, and analyzed. Both were found to be processed (reverse-transcribed) pseudogenes, containing several nucleotide substitutions and deletions that severely disrupt their potential open-reading frames. Genomic hybridization analysis using probes derived from a functional UbA52 gene (UBA52) suggests that the UbA52 subfamily consists of one intron-containing, transcriptionally active gene and approximately eight processed pseudogenes, a feature characteristic of mammalian ribosomal protein gene families.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Sciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Board
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011544:Pseudogenes; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014452:Ubiquitins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D014452:Ubiquitins; D004247:DNA