title: Isolation and expression of a cDNA for human brain fatty acid-binding protein (B-FABP).
abstract: We have isolated and sequenced a novel 754-bp human fetal brain cDNA encoding a fatty acid-binding protein (FABP). The cDNA contains an open reading frame of 396 nucleotides (132 amino acids). Northern analysis revealed small amounts of a 1.2-kb transcript in adult human brain and a shorter transcript in skeletal muscle, but no message was detected in other tissues examined. On the other hand, it was abundantly expressed in fetal brain but not in fetal lung, liver or kidney tissues. The elevated level of transcript at immature stages and its subsequent decline In adult brain indicate that the encoded protein may be essential for development of the human brain.
authors.affiliation: Otsuka GEN Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima, Japan. shimizu@otsuka.genome.ad.jp
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinomiya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D000074026:Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C493408:FABP3 protein, human; C107608:FABP7 protein, human; D000074026:Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins