title: Genomic organization and refined mapping of the mouse beta-dystrobrevin gene.
abstract: beta-Dystrobrevin, a dystrophin-related protein that is expressed in non-muscle tissues, is highly homologous to alpha-dystrobrevin, a member of the dystrophin-associated protein complex (DPC). beta-Dystrobrevin associates with Dp71 and syntrophin and is believed to have a role in non-muscle DPCs. Here we report the characterization and mapping of the mouse beta-dystrobrevin gene. The mouse beta-dystrobrevin gene is organized into 21 exons spanning over 130 kb of DNA. We provide evidence that this gene is transcribed from at least two promoter regions but appears to utilize a common translation initiation site. We show that the similarity between beta-dystrobrevin and alpha-dystrobrevin is reflected in the conservation of their exon-intron junctions. beta-Dystrobrevin has been localized to proximal mouse Chromosome (Chr) 12 by backcross mapping. A database search revealed that two mouse genetic diseases involving tissues expressing beta-dystrobrevin have been mapped to this region, namely, congenital polycystic kidneys (cpk) and fatty liver dystrophy (fld). However, refined mapping analysis has excluded beta-dystrobrevin as a candidate gene for either disease.
authors.affiliation: Genetics Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Guay-Woodford
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: DasGupta
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nawrotzki
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D049029:Dystrophin-Associated Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D049029:Dystrophin-Associated Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C098885:dystrobrevin