title: Molecular cloning of the human Nurr1 gene: characterization of the human gene and cDNAs.
abstract: Nurr1 is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of transcription factors that is expressed predominantly in the central nervous system, including developing dopaminergic neurons. Recently, it was demonstrated that Nurr1 is critical for midbrain dopaminergic cell differentiation. In order to investigate a possible relation of Nurr1 with the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease or other neuropsychiatric disorders, we have cloned and characterized the human Nurr1 gene. The gene exists as a single copy in the human genome and comprises eight exons spanning 8kb. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence and flanking regions of the gene. Potential regulatory regions included consensus binding sites for NF-kappaB, CREB, and Sp1. Isolation of human Nurr1 cDNAs from fetal brain suggested the presence of a new splicing variant of Nurr1 in the human brain.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan. hichi@fujita-hu.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohye
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sumi-Ichinose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hagino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatsu
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D057126:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C539882:NR4A2 protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D057126:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2; D014157:Transcription Factors