title: Cloning, expression, and chromosomal mapping of the human 14-3-3gamma gene (YWHAG) to 7q11.23.
abstract: The 14-3-3 family of proteins exerts diverse influences on the signal transduction pathways of cells. We have newly identified a human cDNA encoding the gamma subtype of the 14-3-3 family of genes. The deduced amino acid sequence of human 14-3-3gamma was identical to that of rat 14-3-3gamma. The human 14-3-3gamma gene (HGMW-approved symbol YWHAG) is highly expressed in brain, skeletal muscle, and heart. By fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis, the human 14-3-3gamma gene was mapped to chromosome 7q11.23. Radiation hybrid mapping has shown that this gene is localized 2.33 cR telomeric to D7S1870, a polymorphic marker located at the most telomeric end of the common deletion region of Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS). This suggests that haploinsufficiency of 14-3-3gamma may not contribute to the WBS phenotype. However, information regarding the precise chromosomal location of a member of the 14-3-3 family of genes will aid in examining the relationship between this family of proteins and human disorders.
authors.affiliation: Otsuka GEN Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 463-10 Kagasuno Kawauchi-cho, Tokushima, 771-0192, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanigami
mesh_terms: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D018980:Williams Syndrome / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011506:Proteins; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase