title: Molecular cloning, characterization, and chromosomal mapping of a novel human gene (GTF3A) that is highly homologous to Xenopus transcription factor IIIA.
abstract: We have isolated a novel human cDNA that is highly related to Xenopus transcription factor IIIA (TFIIIA). This clone contains an open reading frame of 1,269 nucleotides encoding 423 amino acids, including nine repeats of the Cys2His2-type of zinc-finger domain. A comparison of its sequence with Xenopus TFIIIA revealed 63% identity in nucleic acids and 58% identity in amino acids over a large portion of the gene and predicted peptide, indicating that the human homologue is likely to function as a transcription factor. The zinc-finger domains of the predicted protein also showed homology with those of human genes such as WT1, transcriptional repressor YY1, and MYC-associated zinc-finger protein (MAZ). Northern analysis showed expression in various tissues examined. The human TFIIIA gene (GTF3A) was localized to chromosome band 13q12.3-->q13.1 by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D015186:Hominidae / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D009928:Organ Specificity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D035582:Transcription Factor TFIIIA; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D014981:Xenopus / Q000235:genetics*; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D035582:Transcription Factor TFIIIA; D014157:Transcription Factors