title: Structures and chromosome locations of the human MEF2A gene and a pseudogene MEF2AP.
abstract: The MEF2 family of transcription factors control the expression of muscle-specific and mitogen-induced genes. Here we describe the isolation and structure of the human MEF2A gene. The protein coding region of MEF2A is divided by 10 introns. The 3' untranslated region (UTR) is 3.7 kb in length, and it contains a region that is highly homologous with a portion of the 3' UTR of Xenopus MEF2A. A partially processed pseudogene (MEF2AP) corresponding to MEF2A was also isolated and characterized. Human MEF2A was mapped by fluorescence in situ hybridization to chromosome 15q26, and MEF2AP was mapped to chromosome 1q24 --> q25.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston MA 02135, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D026161:MADS Domain Proteins; D064326:MEF2 Transcription Factors; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors; D011544:Pseudogenes; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D026161:MADS Domain Proteins; D064326:MEF2 Transcription Factors; C578035:MEF2A protein, human; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors