title: cDNA and protein sequence, genomic organization, and analysis of cis regulatory elements of mouse and human PLVAP genes.
abstract: PV-1 is a novel protein component of the endothelial fenestral and stomatal diaphragms. PV-1 cDNA and protein sequences are highly conserved across species. The conserved extracellular domain features found in rat, mouse, and human PV-1 protein are four N-glycosylation sites, two coiled-coil domains, a proline-rich region, and even cysteine spacing. No consensus site in the intracellular domain was found. Northern blotting of mouse and human tissues is in agreement with and expands those performed in rat and correlated well with the postulated presence of PV-1 in the endothelial diaphragms. The genomic organization of the human and mouse genes (HGMW-approved symbol PLVAP) has been determined, and the analysis of their 5' flanking regions has found a highly conserved classical TATA-driven promoter that shows several transcription factor consensus binding sites. Radiation hybrid panel mapping has localized the human and mouse PLVAP genes to chromosomes 19p13.2 and 8B3-C1, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0651, USA. sraduvirgil@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Stan
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Arden
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Palade
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C486771:PLVAP protein, human; C486772:Plvap protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA