title: Fibroblast growth factor receptor-4 splice variants cause deletion of a critical tyrosine.
abstract: We have identified two novel isoforms of fibroblast growth factor receptor-4 (FGFR4). They result from alternative splicing of intron 17. Two transcripts, both slightly larger than the one coding for the known mouse FGFR4, are generated. The shortest (FGFR4-17a) includes the 31-most 3'-nucleotides of intron 17; the longest (FGFR4-17b) includes all 114 nucleotides of intron 17. Translation of the FGFR4-17a and FGFR4-17b splice variants predicts that both novel putative FGFR4 isoforms have a truncated C-terminal intracellular tail. The first amino acid residue affected by the insertions in both novel isoforms is Tyr-760, a residue that may play a crucial role in intracellular signaling through stimulation of the phosphatidylinositol-biphosphate pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. W.vanHeumen@vthrc.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: van Heumen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Claxton
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Pickles
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007438:Introns; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D051499:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014443:Tyrosine
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D014443:Tyrosine; C496372:Fgfr4 protein, mouse; D051499:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4