title: Tissue distribution of rat glutathione transferase subunit 7, a hepatoma marker.
abstract: Polyadenylated RNA isolated from NN-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene-induced rat hepatoma was used to prepare a cDNA library in lambda gt10. Full-length clones complementary to mRNA coding for glutathione transferase subunit 7 were isolated and one of these clones (pGSTr7) was fully characterized. In Northern blot analysis, mRNA hybridizing to 32P-labelled pGSTr7 was found in poly(A)-containing RNA isolated from seven normal rat tissues but not from testis and liver. A similar hybridizing mRNA species was also detected in human placental mRNA. The same probe, used in a Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA, suggests the presence of a multigene family in the rat.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D005982:Glutathione Transferase