title: Multiple leader sequences for mouse cathepsin B mRNA?
abstract: We previously described the gene structure of murine cathepsin B. Our results suggested that the 5'-untranslated region (leader) is interrupted by a large intron. The second exon (exon-2) contains the translation initiation site. To characterize the leader region, a rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) procedure was developed. The PCR products were directly cloned and sequenced. Nucleotide sequence analyses revealed three different 5'-cDNA ends, suggesting the existence of three different leader regions. In addition to the leader (LA) previously characterized, we now describe two other 5'-untranslated regions, LB and LC. Leader LB is located 2.3 kb upstream exon-2, and leader LC corresponds to the 3'-end of the first intron and is thus contiguous to exon-2. Our results suggest for murine cathepsin B gene the presence of multiple promoters, and possibly the expression of multiple mRNAs differing in their leader region.
authors.affiliation: Unité Expression des Protéases Lysosomales, INRA Theix, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rhaissi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Béchet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrara
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002401:Cathepsin B / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D005091:Exons; D007438:Introns; D007708:Kirsten murine sarcoma virus / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002401:Cathepsin B