title: The murine ortholog of matrix metalloproteinase 19: its cloning, gene organization, and expression.
abstract: We have isolated a murine cDNA orthologous to the human matrix metalloproteinase 19 (hMMP-19). The murine MMP-19 cDNA was amplified by RT-PCR using specific primers whose DNA sequences were derived from both murine MMP-19 genomic DNA and partial cDNA sequences. The murine MMP-19 (mMMP-19) is 79% identical to the human ortholog and encodes a protein of 527 amino acids with a deduced molecular mass of 59.1kDa. Analyzing the exon/intron junctions we revealed that the murine MMP-19 gene consists of nine exons and eight introns, and thus differs from the gene organization of other matrix metalloproteinases. Furthermore, a 587bp fragment of the mMMP-19 promoter containing a TATA box and an AP-1 binding motif was cloned, and 3.3kb transcripts of the MMP-19 gene were identified in liver, kidney, spleen, and colon. Finally, immunostaining of murine heart cryosections showed that mMMP-19, like its human counterpart, is expressed in the arterial tunica media of large blood vessels. By cloning mMMP-19 and unraveling its genomic structure, we have obtained valuable information for further study of the function of this MMP in vivo.
authors.affiliation: University of Konstanz, Department of Immunology, Postfach M662, Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harnasch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kolb
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sadowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sedlacek
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004441:Ecdysterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005091:Exons; D015870:Gene Expression; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007438:Introns; D053505:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Secreted; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004441:Ecdysterone; C008999:ponasterone A; D004247:DNA; D053505:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Secreted; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C108362:matrix metalloproteinase 19