title: Molecular analyses of the possible RNA-binding protein gene located in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)--DR subregion.
abstract: We have previously found the sequence having potential for encoding a new protein in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II region. The predicted amino acid sequence showed a significant sequence homology to the Xenopus double-stranded RNA-binding protein (Xlrbp) and the human cellular protein bound to the transactivation response (TAR) of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) RNA (TRBP). Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with poly(A)(+) RNA prepared from human peripheral lymphocytes and direct sequencing analyses in this study showed that the transcripts of the gene encoding the putative RNA-binding protein occurred in human cells: the gene was provisionally named Homo sapiens RNA-binding protein (hsRBP). From the result of Southern blot analyses, it appears that multiple copies of hsRBP are present in the human genome. Together with the known cDNAs having a high sequence homology to hsRBP, the data presented here suggest that the multigene family of the double-stranded RNA-binding protein exists in the human genome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hohjoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D018628:Gene Dosage; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015894:Genome, Human; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA