title: Human epidermal growth factor receptor cDNA sequence and aberrant expression of the amplified gene in A431 epidermoid carcinoma cells.
abstract: The complete 1,210-amino acid sequence of the human epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor precursor, deduced from cDNA clones derived from placental and A431 carcinoma cells, reveals close similarity between the entire predicted v-erb-B mRNA oncogene product and the receptor transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. A single transmembrane region of 23 amino acids separates the extracellular EGF binding and cytoplasmic domains. The receptor gene is amplified and apparently rearranged in A431 cells, generating a truncated 2.8-kilobase mRNA which encodes only the extracellular EGF binding domain.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D004247:DNA; D066246:ErbB Receptors