title: Cloning and expression of primate Daxx cDNAs and mapping of the human gene to chromosome 6p21.3 in the MHC region.
abstract: Murine Daxx, a protein that binds to Fas and enhances Fas-mediated apoptosis through a signal transduction pathway involving the Jun amino-terminal kinase, was recently described. Here we report the cloning of human and monkey Daxx cDNAs, the widespread expression of Daxx mRNA in human tissues, and the mapping of the human Daxx gene to 6p21.3 in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region. The location of the Daxx gene, which is implicated in the pathway for deletion of autoreactive lymphocytes, in the MHC region may shed light on the genetic basis of autoimmune diseases.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiriakidou
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lopez-Guisa
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001483:Base Sequence; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D056970:Co-Repressor Proteins; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D015870:Gene Expression; D000882:Haplorhini; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008957:Models, Genetic; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D015398:Signal Transduction; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D056970:Co-Repressor Proteins; C106985:DAXX protein, human; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C491473:Daxx protein, mouse; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D019014:fas Receptor; D004247:DNA