title: Alternative promoter and 5' exon generate a novel Gs alpha mRNA.
abstract: Several species of mRNA have been shown to encode the alpha subunit of the stimulatory GTP-binding regulatory protein, Gs alpha. The various Gs alpha mRNAs are generated through alternative splicing of a single precursor RNA and through the use of alternative acceptor splice sites. We now report the existence of a Gs alpha mRNA that uses a previously unidentified promoter and leading exon (termed exon 1'). In both the canine and human Gs alpha genes, exon 1' is located 2.5 kilobases 5' of exon 1. Exon 1' does not contribute an in-frame ATG, and thus its mRNA encodes a truncated form of Gs alpha. Initiation of translation is predicted to begin at an AUG in exon 2, as demonstrated both by in vitro translation and COS cell expression studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nadal-Ginard
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Homcy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004285:Dogs; D005091:Exons; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015723:Gene Library; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009710:Nucleotide Mapping; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D015719:Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015719:Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins