title: Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the TAPA-1 gene.
abstract: TAPA-1 is a 26-kDa integral membrane protein expressed on many human cell types. Antibodies against TAPA-1 induce homotypic aggregation of cells and can inhibit their growth. The murine homologue of TAPA-1 was cloned from both cDNA and genomic DNA libraries. A very high level of homology was found between human and mouse TAPA-1. The 5' untranslated region of the TAPA-1 gene resembles housekeeping gene promoters with respect to G + C content and the presence of potential Sp1 binding sites. The chromosomal localization of human and murine TAPA-1 genes was determined by Southern blot experiments using DNA from somatic cell hybrids. The genes were found to be part of a conserved syntenic group in mouse chromosome 7 and the short arm of human chromosome 11. The organization of the TAPA-1 gene and the projection of the exon boundaries on the proposed protein structure are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Andria
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oren
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Francke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D015342:DNA Probes; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D015342:DNA Probes; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7