title: Human transformer-2-beta gene (SFRS10): complete nucleotide sequence, chromosomal localization, and generation of a tissue-specific isoform.
abstract: Htra2-beta is a human homologue of Drosophila transformer-2 and a member of the SR-like protein family. Here we report the isolation and characterization of the complete htra2-beta gene (HGMW-approved symbol SFRS10). The gene spans 21,232 bp and is composed of 10 exons and 9 introns. Radiation hybrid mapping localized the gene to chromosome 3q. The region upstream of the transcription initiation codon contains an Alu element and several potential transcription factor binding sites. RT-PCR and comparison with EST clones revealed five different RNA isoforms generated by alternative splicing. These isoforms encode three diverging open reading frames, and two of these, htra2-beta3 and htra2-beta4, lack the first SR domain. Htra2-beta3 is developmentally regulated and expressed predominantly in brain, liver testis, and weakly in kidney. Furthermore, the domain structure of htra2-beta3 resembles a variant found in the Drosophila male germline, indicating a remarkable conservation of alternative transformer-2 variants. Finally, we show that htra2-beta3 is expressed in the nucleus and interacts with a subset of SR proteins in a yeast two-hybrid system and in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18a, Martinsried, D-82152, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nayler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cap
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stamm
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D011817:Rabbits; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; C097083:TRA2B protein, human; C066174:tra2 protein, Drosophila; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors