title: cDNA cloning, genomic organization, and chromosomal localization of a novel human gene that encodes a kinesin-related protein highly similar to mouse Kif3C.
abstract: We report the cloning and characterization of a novel human kinesin-like gene with strong homology to the mouse kinesin Kif3c. The full-length cDNA contains an open reading frame of 2382 nucleotides encoding a predicted 793 amino acid peptide that includes a 389 amino acid motor domain conserved among other kinesins. PCR and DNA sequence analysis of PAC clones containing the human KIF3C sequence revealed that the gene contains 8 exons. All introns have the conserved GT and AG dinucleotides present at their donor and acceptor sites, respectively. We have localized KIF3C to chromosome band 2p23 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Medicine Unit, St. James's University Hospital, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. mmeeart@stjames.leeds.ac.uk
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Telford
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wightman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leek
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Markham
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Lench
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Bonthron
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D016547:Kinesins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: C110520:KIF3C protein, human; C484676:Kif3c protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016547:Kinesins