title: Cloning, expression analysis and chromosomal localization of the human nuclear receptor gene GCNF.
abstract: Germ cell nuclear factor (GCNF) is an orphan member of the nuclear receptor gene superfamily. We report the cloning of a cDNA encoding a new variant of human GCNF from human testis and its expression analysis. Southern blot analysis of the human genomic DNA indicates that the GCNF gene is not closely related to other members within the nuclear receptor superfamily. Chromosomal localization of the GCNF gene shows that the gene is located on chromosome 9 at the locus q33-34.1. In situ hybridization analysis of GCNF expression in the testis shows that human GCNF is expressed exclusively in germ cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
authors.forename: I Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Agoulnik
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Niederberger
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kieback
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cooney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015698:Genomic Library; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D057136:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013737:Testis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C539950:NR6A1 protein, human; D057136:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear