title: Cloning and expression profile of chicken radixin.
abstract: Radixin is a member of the ERM (ezrin/radixin/moesin) family of cytoskeletal linkers. We have cloned chicken radixin as a 4.3 kb cDNA, which encodes an 80 kDa protein that is more than 98% identical to radixin from evolutionarily diverse species. High sequence homology (70-80%) also extends into the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the radixin gene. The 3'-UTR of moesin, but not ezrin, was also conserved, suggesting an essential, and possibly specific, regulatory function. A distinct pattern of radixin expression is seen in chicken tissues, suggesting a cell-type-specific function.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Centre, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Crouch
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D000099149:Ezrin
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D000099149:Ezrin; C071058:moesin; C071776:radixin