title: Characterization of a mammalian cDNA encoding a protein with high sequence similarity to the Drosophila regulatory protein Rhomboid.
abstract: The Drosophila regulatory protein Rhomboid has been demonstrated genetically to facilitate signalling within the Spitz/epidermal growth factor receptor/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based strategy, we have cloned a human cDNA which encodes a protein that has high sequence similarity to Rhomboid. The encoded protein, termed rhomboid-related protein (RRP), is predicted to contain seven transmembrane domains. Northern analysis indicates that RRP mRNA is expressed at highest levels in brain and kidney.
authors.affiliation: The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK. john.pascall@bbsrc.ac.uk
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pascall
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C081481:Rho protein, Drosophila; C472498:Stet protein, Drosophila; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors