title: Chromosomal assignment of two human B-raf(Rmil) proto-oncogene loci: B-raf-1 encoding the p94Braf/Rmil and B-raf-2, a processed pseudogene.
abstract: The B-raf gene is the human homolog of the avian c-Rmil proto-oncogene encoding a 94-kDa serine/threonine kinase detected in avian cells. We have previously shown that this protein contains amino-terminal sequences not found in other proteins of the mil/raf gene family. These sequences are encoded by three exons in the avian genome. We report that these three exons are conserved in the human B-raf gene and that they encode an amino acid sequence similar to that of the avian c-Rmil gene, indicating that in both avian and mammalian species the product of the B-raf/c-Rmil gene is a 94-kDa protein. We also identified two human B-raf loci: B-raf-1, located on chromosome 7q34, which encodes the functional B-raf/Rmil gene product, and B-raf-2, an inactive processed pseudogene located on chromosome Xq13.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche Associée 1443 du CNRS, Institut Curie, Centre Universitaire, Orsay, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eychène
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Barnier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Apiou
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dutrillaux
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calothy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf; D011544:Pseudogenes / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf