title: The zebrafish Fgf-3 gene: cDNA sequence, transcript structure and genomic organization.
abstract: We report the isolation and characterization of genomic and cDNA clones encoding zebrafish fibroblast growth factor 3 (FGF3). An initial cDNA clone was generated by PCR amplification using degenerate oligo primers corresponding to a conserved region of protein found in the mouse and human homologues. Screening a cDNA library made from 30-33-h-old zebrafish embryos with this PCR product led to the isolation of two cDNA clones. Sequence analysis of the longest cDNA insert (1810 bp) revealed a 256-amino-acid (aa) orf. The central region, composed of approx. 155 aa, shares 78% identity with the analogous region of Xenopus laevis FGF3 and 72% identity with the product of the more distantly related human gene. However, the N-and C-terminal domains of zebrafish FGF3 are very different from those of other known homologues. The cDNA was used as a probe on genomic DNA to create a physical map of the locus and to isolate a genomic clone encompassing the entire coding region and 5' sequences. DNA sequencing and RNase protection analyses indicate that zebrafish Fgf-3 (ZFgf-3) is structurally analogous to the mouse gene and regulated through two different promoters. The transcription start point of the proximal promoter aligns to that of mouse promoter P3 and lies within a conserved region of sequence.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral Carcinogenesis, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Strähle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dickson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D014982:Xenopus laevis; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000235:genetics*; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; C489198:FGF3 protein, Xenopus; C496444:FGF3 protein, human; C489197:Fgf3 protein, mouse; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; C489200:fgf3 protein, zebrafish; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases