title: Identification of novel alternatively spliced pyruvate carboxylase mRNAs with divergent 5'-untranslated regions which are expressed in a tissue-specific manner.
abstract: We have identified and characterized multiple mRNA transcripts of rat and human pyruvate carboxylases [EC 6.4.1.1] using rapid amplification of cDNA 5' ends-polymerase chain reaction (RACE-PCR). Five alternative forms of rat pyruvate carboxylase cDNAs have been identified in liver, kidney, brain, and adipose tissue and these are expressed in a tissue-specific manner. Two alternative forms of human pyruvate carboxylase cDNA have also been identified in liver. These pyruvate carboxylase cDNAs have a common coding region but differ in their 5' untranslated regions (5'UTRs), suggesting that they are generated by alternative splicing of the primary transcript. Southern blot analysis of restriction enzyme digested rat genomic DNA revealed that pyruvate carboxylase is encoded by a single copy gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jitrapakdee
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011766:Pyruvate Carboxylase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011766:Pyruvate Carboxylase