title: Identification of an alternatively spliced mRNA transcript of human betacellulin lacking the C-loop of the EGF motif and the transmembrane domain.
abstract: This paper describes the cloning and characterization of a novel cDNA encoding a short form of betacellulin (BTC-beta), and reports the expression of this mRNA in a variety of human tissues and cell types. BTC-beta is likely the result of alternative splicing. This splicing event leads to the generation of an mRNA encoding an unusual BTC precursor in which the C-loop of the EGF domain and the transmembrane domain are deleted while the remainder of the mature molecule is fused in-frame to the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail.
authors.affiliation: Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and Repair, CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition, Adelaide, South Australia. andrew.dunbar@dhn.csiro.au
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D066259:Betacellulin; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: C587851:BTC protein, human; D066259:Betacellulin; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006133:Growth Substances; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger