title: Mouse liver and salivary gland alpha-amylase mRNAs differ only in 5' non-translated sequences.
abstract: The sequence of 1,773-nucleotide major and 1,806-nucleotide minor mouse liver alpha-amylase mRNAs differ only with respect to approximately 30 additional residues at the extreme 5' terminus of the minor species. Comparison of the liver alpha-amylase mRNAs with their salivary gland counterpart reveals that these mRNAs share identical coding and 3'-noncoding sequences, but contain distinct 5'-terminal residues. These data suggest that all three mRNAs might be transcribed from the same gene.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000681:Amylases; D000516:alpha-Amylases