title: Genomic structure and expression of the murine Hmgi-c gene.
abstract: The murine Hmgi-c gene, a member of the Hmgi gene family, contains five exons encompassing >110 kb of genomic DNA at the pygmy locus on mouse chromosome 10. Northern analysis identified a 4.1 kb transcript which contains a 324 bp open reading frame encoding a 12 kDa HMGI-C protein. Further analysis defined both the 5' and 3' untranslated regions of the Hmgi-c mRNA species as 658 and 2967 bp respectively. The HMGI-C protein has three consecutive AT hook DNA binding domains and an acidic domain, each of which are encoded by individual exons; such an organization is conserved among the HMGI gene family members from insects to mammals. Similar to the HMGI/Y proteins, the HMGI-C protein does not function as a typical transcriptional activator. Developmental studies revealed that the Hmgi-c gene is expressed predominantly during mouse embryogenesis. Since the human homolog is disrupted in a number of tumors, HMGI-C could play an important role in cell proliferation and differentiation during mammalian development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway 08854, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Przybysz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cherath
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chada
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000235:genetics*; D025743:HMGA2 Protein; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D025743:HMGA2 Protein; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins