title: Comparison of genomic structures of four members of beta-galactoside alpha2,3-sialyltransferase genes in the mouse.
abstract: The mouse genes encoding beta-galactoside alpha2, 3-sialyltransferases-Siat4 (ST3Gal I), Siat5 (ST3Gal II), Siat3 (ST3Gal III), and Siat4c (ST3Gal IV)-were isolated and characterized. Siat4 and Siat5 comprise 8.4 and 14 kb, respectively, and are composed of six exons each. The genomic structures of the two genes were similar. Siat3 and Siat4c comprise over 100 and 9.7 kb, respectively, and are composed of 12 and 10 exons, respectively. Although the genomic sizes of these genes differ, some of their exon structures are significantly similar. These results suggest that the gene pair Siat4 and Siat5 arose from a common ancestral gene, as did the two genes Siat3 and Siat4c.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Glycobiology, Frontier Research Program, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012799:Sialyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D000094663:beta-Galactoside alpha-2,3-Sialyltransferase
chemical_list: D012799:Sialyltransferases; D000094663:beta-Galactoside alpha-2,3-Sialyltransferase