title: Isolation of human CYP4F2 genomic DNA and its 5' end regulatory region structure.
abstract: Human cytochrome P450 4F2 shows high regioselectivity in omega-hydroxylation of stearic acid and leukotriene B4. As a first step of its regulation study, human cytochrome P450 4F2 genomic DNA was isolated from liver of a person who was administered clofibrate for 10 years. From Southern hybridization, restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing experiments, isolated genomic DNA fragment was found to contain around 32 Kb DNA and more than 20 Kb of 5' end regulatory region. Sequences of the structural gene region revealed exon 1 and exon 2. Further regulation studies would elucidate the feedback mechanisms of the oxidative degradation of fatty acids, inflammatory response and the clearance of leukotriene B4 in the liver. Furthermore, regulation study of this gene could explain the species difference in response to peroxisome proliferator and help in the safety evaluation of peroxisome proliferating chemicals to human being.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, College of Natural Science, University of Suwon, Whasung-gun, Korea.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics*; D000072470:Cytochrome P450 Family 4; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015342:DNA Probes; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D000072470:Cytochrome P450 Family 4; C117480:CYP4F2 protein, human