title: cDNA cloning and genomic organization of the mouse BMP type II receptor.
abstract: The cDNA for the mouse bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor (BMPR-II) was isolated using the human counterpart as a probe and its genomic structure was determined. The cDNA encodes a protein of 1,038 amino acids with a single transmembrane domain, a serine/threonine kinase domain, and a long carboxy-terminal tail. The overall amino acid sequence identity between the mouse and the human BMPR-II is 96.6%. mRNA is widely distributed in various adult tissues. The gene is encoded by 13 exons spanning over 80 kb. Two large introns (intron 1 and 3) contribute to the majority of the gene size, as in the mouse activin type II receptor gene. The intron/exon boundaries were sequenced. The results suggest that alternative splicing can yield a shorter form of BMPR-II of 530 amino acids, as reported previously. Knowledge of the structure of the BMPR-II gene is essential for the understanding of the role of bone morphogenetic proteins in the developmental and physiological processes of animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Toshima-ku, Tokyo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beppu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Minowa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawabata
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D052006:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C498218:BMPR2 protein, human; C498219:Bmpr2 protein, mouse; D052006:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II