title: Human Jk recombination signal binding protein gene (IGKJRB): comparison with its mouse homologue.
abstract: The mouse Igkjrb protein specifically binds to the immunoglobulin Jk recombination signal sequence. The IGKJRB gene is highly conserved among many species such as human, Xenopus, and Drosophila. Using cDNA fragments of the mouse Igkjrb gene, we isolated its human counterpart, IGKJRB. The human genome contains one functional IGKJRB gene and two types of processed pseudogenes. In situ chromosome hybridization analysis demonstrated that the functional gene is localized at chromosome 3q25, and the pseudogenes (IGKJRBP1 and IGKJRBP2, respectively) are located at chromosomes 9p13 and 9q13. The functional gene is composed of 13 exons spanning at least 67 kb. Three types of cDNA with different 5' sequences were isolated by rapid amplification of cDNA ends, suggesting, the presence of three proteins. The aPCR-1 protein, which possessed the exon 1 sequence, was the counterpart of the mouse RBP-2 type protein. The aPCR-2 and 3 proteins may be specific to human cells because the mouse counterparts were not detected. The amino acid sequences of the human and mouse IGKJRB genes were 98% homologous in exons 2-11, whereas the homology of the human and mouse exon 1 sequences was 75%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amakawa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsunami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawaichi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honjo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes; D001483:Base Sequence; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051819:Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein; D007621:Karyotyping; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000235:genetics; D011544:Pseudogenes; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051819:Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; C497570:RBPJ protein, human; C497571:Rbpj protein, mouse; D004247:DNA