title: Cloning and characterization of the gene encoding murine insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-2, mIGFBP-2.
abstract: We present a characterization of the single-copy gene, mIGFBP-2, encoding the murine insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-2 (mIGFBP-2). It consists of four exons with sizes of 470 +/- 2, 227, 141 and > 475 nucleotides (nt). The first intron spans 23 kb of genomic sequence, and the complete gene extends to more than 28 kb. Two kb of the 5'-flanking region were sequenced. This region has no TATA or CAAT boxes but is G+G-rich and contains several potential regulatory sequence motifs. A total of five GC boxes, which may serve as potential binding sites for a transcription factor, Sp1, are present immediately upstream of the transcription start point (tsp). By primer extension, we identified a single tsp at nt position -85 +/- 2. The murine IGFBP-2 locus was mapped to the proximal region of mouse chromosome 1, to a region of conserved synteny with human chromosome 2q. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of mouse, rat and human IGFBP-2 reveals a high degree of homology between all three species.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Lehre und Forschung, Kantonsspital, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landwehr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaupmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heinrich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwander
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004247:DNA; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2; D004247:DNA