title: Isolation and characterization of mouse Thy-1 genomic clones.
abstract: The mouse Thy-1.2 gene was isolated from a C57Bl/6 cosmid library and its nucleotide sequence was determined from an 8-kilobase-long EcoRI fragment. The predicted amino acid sequence indicates that the mouse Thy-1 molecule contains a 19 amino acid leader peptide and the 112 amino acids reported previously from protein sequence analysis, plus 31 extra amino acids at the carboxyl terminus. These 31 amino acids contain a stretch of 20 amino acids, at positions 124-143, which is highly hydrophobic. RNA transfer blot analysis of RNA from mouse tissues indicates that the sequence coding for these 31 amino acids is present on poly(A)-containing RNA of brain and thymus tissues. This hydrophobic segment very likely provides the basis for integration of Thy-1 within the plasma membrane. The entire coding sequence of Thy-1 is distributed among three exons, encoding amino acid residues -19 to 8, -7 to 106, and 107 to 143, respectively. Comparison of the mouse and rat Thy-1 genes shows that both have a similar gene organization and encode a highly conserved transmembrane segment.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriuchi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D015246:Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011061:Poly A / Q000032:analysis; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D015246:Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI