title: Human fibroblast interferon gene lacks introns.
abstract: A recombinant lambda bacteriophage isolated from a human genome library contains the gene for fibroblast interferon (IFN-beta1). The DNA sequence of this gene is identical to the sequence of its mRNA and is devoid of introns.
mesh_terms: D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007372:Interferons