title: Cloning, genomic structure, and expression of mouse ring finger protein gene Znf179.
abstract: ZNF179, a RING finger protein encoding gene, has been mapped within the critical deletion region for Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), a disorder characterized by mental retardation and multiple congenital anomalies associated with del(17)(p11.2). Here we report the cloning of Znf179, the mouse homologue of ZNF179, and characterization of its gene structure. The 3028-bp cDNA has a 1.9-kb open reading frame that contains a RING finger domain at its N-terminus and an alanine-rich and glycine-rich domain at its C-terminus. Znf179 genomic sequence includes 15 introns and spans about 10 kb on mouse chromosome 11, which maintains conserved synteny with human 17p. Northern analysis indicates that Znf179 is predominantly expressed in brain and testis. Although contained within the SMS common deletion interval, FISH experiments show that ZNF179 is not deleted in two SMS patients with smaller deletions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bejjani
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lupski
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D017353:Gene Deletion; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C113383:ZNF179 protein, mouse