title: cDNA cloning, expression and chromosome mapping of the human STAT4 gene: both STAT4 and STAT1 genes are mapped to 2q32.2-->q32.3.
abstract: Studies of transcriptional activation by interferons and a variety of cytokines have led to the identification of a family of proteins that serve as signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT). STAT4 is phosphorylated following interleukin (IL)-12 stimulation and is essential for IL-12 signal transduction. The human STAT4 cDNA was cloned, and both STAT4 and STAT1 genes were mapped to human chromosome bands 2q32.2-->q32.3 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. These results suggest that STAT4 and STAT1 may have arisen via a tandem gene duplication. However, human STAT1 is expressed ubiquitously, whereas human STAT4 is expressed in several tissues including spleen, heart, brain, peripheral blood cells, and testis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. kohyamamoto.med1@med.tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirosawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyasaka
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D005810:Multigene Family; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; C494090:STAT4 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators