title: Nucleotide sequence of the rat Bmyc gene.
abstract: We have cloned and sequenced the rat Bmyc gene. The rat Bmyc gene contains sequences related to the central part of c-myc, namely the first intron, the second exon, and the noncoding part of the third exon. The homology drops in the 3' part of the c-myc second exon, but continues in the noncoding part of the third exon. We have sequenced the total predicted coding region of the Bmyc. The longest open reading frame in Bmyc suggests a protein of 178 amino acids, which is only 41% of the c-myc protein size. To confirm the putative open reading frame, we have produced a trpE-Bmyc protein that is detected with a pan-myc antibody. We discuss these findings in the context of potential functional domains and the possibility of overlapping and distinct activities of myc-family proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinitz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sümegi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ingvarsson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005091:Exons; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D051381:Rats; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases