title: Comparison of ZFY and ZFX gene structure and analysis of alternative 3' untranslated regions of ZFY.
abstract: We have cloned and sequenced transcripts from the X- and Y-linked zinc-finger genes ZFX and ZFY respectively and discuss a possible mechanism of post-transcriptional control by which these genes can be widely expressed but translated in only specific tissues. We report the identification of a novel 3'UTR (untranslated region) present in ZFY which is highly conserved among primates and contains a series of motifs implicated as mRNA instability determinants. These sequences can be substantially removed by polyadenylation directed from consensus (AATAAA) and non-consensus (AATATAAA) sequences in adult testis. The DNA-binding domains of the ZFY and ZFX proteins are compared using present models for zinc-finger/DNA interactions. Additionally, the genomic organisation of the ZFY coding sequence is presented as compared to that of ZFX.
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge Department of Pathology, London, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Affara
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferguson-Smith
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA