title: The chicken CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha gene. Cloning, characterisation and tissue distribution.
abstract: We present the cloning and sequencing of the gene encoding the chicken CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein alpha (cC/EBP alpha). The coding region and 1.5 kb of 5' flanking DNA from a CpG island. Comparison of the chicken C/EBP alpha sequence to the homologous proteins of other species reveals several evolutionary conserved regions. cC/EBP alpha mRNA expression is restricted to a subset of tissues with high expression in liver, lung and small intestine. Recombinant cC/EBP alpha binds to its cognate C/EBP binding site as a homodimer or as a heterodimer with the related cC/EBP beta/NF-M.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Calkhoven
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Gringhuis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ab
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002645:Chickens; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019281:Dimerization; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins