title: Genomic organization of the human metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 3.
abstract: In this study, the genomic organization of the human metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 3 (mGluR3) gene has been determined. We have identified two transcription initiation sites and the polyadenylation signal by using 5'-rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and 3'-RACE, respectively. The exon/intron organization of the human mGluR3 gene revealed the presence of 6 exons separated by 5 introns. The size of introns varied from 10.4 to 120 kbp that contained consensus sequences for repetitive elements such as Alu and long interspersed elements. A putative promoter region flanking the 5' sequence of exon 1 was identified by computer-aided analysis. The putative promoter region was characterized by the presence of a CAAT and GC box, and the absence of a TATA box or CpG islands. Several putative binding sites for transcription factors were also identified. In addition, we have isolated, from a mouse genomic library, part of the mouse mGluR3 gene and found it to correspond to exon 2 in the human mGluR3 gene. The mouse mGluR3 gene was then mapped by fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis to chromosome 5qA2.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, GlaxoWellcome Medicines Research Centre, Via Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corsi
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Xuereb
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferraguti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D015698:Genomic Library; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; C102718:metabotropic glutamate receptor 3