title: Evolution of the Na,K- and H,K-ATPase beta subunit gene family: structure of the murine Na,K-ATPase beta 2 subunit gene.
abstract: We have cloned and characterized the mouse Na,K-ATPase beta 2 subunit gene (Atp1b2). The gene spans approximately 7 kb and is split into seven exons. The transcription initiation site has been mapped and consensus TATA and putative CAAT sequences have been found at positions -23 and -137, respectively. Discrete structural domains of the beta 2 subunit protein are encoded by separate exons: The intracellular amino-terminal and putative transmembrane domains are encoded by individual exons and the extracellular carboxyl-terminal domain is encoded by five exons. The exon/intron organization of the beta 2 subunit gene closely resembles that of the H,K-ATPase beta subunit gene, suggesting that these two genes evolved from a common evolutionary ancestor. Comparison of the promoter region of the mouse and rat beta 2 subunit genes reveals a remarkably high degree of homology within a 788-nucleotide segment immediately upstream of the transcription start site. This observation suggests that elements that serve to regulate the cell-specific expression of the beta 2 subunit gene are likely to be located within this conserved region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Shyjan
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levenson
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017506:H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice / Q000235:genetics*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000235:genetics*; D016385:TATA Box
chemical_list: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D017506:H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase