title: Identification, gene structure, and expression of human frizzled-3 (FZD3).
abstract: We report the identification, genomic structure, chromosomal localization, and expression analysis of human frizzled-3 (FZD3), a 7-transmembrane receptor belonging to the frizzled family. The cDNA obtained from adult human brain shows 91% identity at the nucleotide level and 98% at the amino acid level to mouse frizzled-3 (fzd3). The FZD3 locus is located on chromosome 8p21, spans 48 Kb and its coding sequence is distributed in 6 exons intercalated by 5 introns. FZD3 is expressed in all analyzed human tissues, with quantitatively higher expression in the CNS and in urogenital structures.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Unit, Biology Department, GlaxoWellcome Medicines Research Centre, Via Fleming, 4, Verona, 37135, Italy.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Formenti
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Terstappen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caricasole
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D051157:Frizzled Receptors; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000235:genetics; D009928:Organ Specificity; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017385:Sequence Homology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C105574:FZD3 protein, human; D051157:Frizzled Receptors; C486339:Fzd3 protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled