title: A possibility of all mRNA expression in a human single lymphocyte.
abstract: Expression of gene transcripts for 16 proteins was investigated in a human single lymphocyte using RT-nested PCR method. Examined mRNAs were for IL-2, CD8, progesterone receptor, parathyroid hormone, gastrin, glucagon, cholecystokinin/pancreozymin, insulin, enkephalin, thyroid stimulating hormone, MUC1, MAGE1, pregnancy-specific beta-1 glycoprotein 4, phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase, beta B3-crystallin and HOX4A. Most of the proteins were thought to be functionally irrelevant to a lymphocyte. All of them were detected in a lymphocyte without exception. The result suggests that there is a possibility of all mRNA expression in a human single cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimoto
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger