title: Cloning, characterization and genomic organization of LCC-1 (scya16), a novel human CC chemokine expressed in liver.
abstract: By homology search of expressed sequence tags (EST) in GenBank a novel member of the CC chemokine family was identified. The full-length sequence of this liver-specific CC chemokine (LCC-1) predicted a mature protein of 97 amino acids with 31-48% identity to other CC chemokines. There was a characteristic amino acid C-term extension when aligned with other chemokines. Northern blot analysis from a panel of human tissues revealed that LCC-1 mRNA expression is restricted to adult and fetal liver. Different polyadenylation results in two mRNA species of 1.5 kb and 0.5 kb in size. LCC-1 is constitutively expressed in human HepG2 hepatoma cells and is induced by hypoxic exposure. The promoter region of the LCC-1 gene contains potential HIF-1 binding sites. The EST for LCC-1 has been previously mapped to the CC chemokine cluster on human chromosome 17q11.2. The organization of the LCC-1 gene (scya16) into three exons interrupted by two introns is identical to that found for other members of the CC chemokine family.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, CH-8091, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Spanaus
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Widmer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D019742:Chemokines, CC / Q000235:genetics*; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D051793:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: C481939:CCL16 protein, human; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C497442:HIF1A protein, human; D051793:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA