title: Molecular cloning, mapping and characterization of a novel mouse RING finger gene, Mrf1.
abstract: With a combined approach of database search, heterologous polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse transcription-PCR, rapid amplification of complementary DNA ends and genomic library screening, we have successfully cloned a mouse RING finger gene, mouse RING finger 1 (Mrf1). The Mrf1 gene has two exons of 63 and 2665 bp, respectively, and one intron of over 13 kb. An open reading frame was identified exclusively in exon 2, which encodes a putative protein of the RING-B box-coiled coil or the tripartite motif type of 403 amino acids. Mrf1 is moderately expressed in the spleen, brain and heart as a single 3.0 kb product and very highly expressed in the testis as two transcripts of 3.0 and 1.5 kb, respectively. The Mrf1 gene was mapped to mouse chromosome 3, between markers D3Mit70 and D3Mit277. Western blotting analysis indicated that an expected protein of approximately 44 kD was detected in the brain extracts of mouse, rat and human. The possible functions of Mrf1 are discussed in the contexts of protein-protein interactions, oncogenesis and ubiquitination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 874 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
authors.forename: Ruying
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Xiaoyuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ming D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005091:Exons; D018628:Gene Dosage; D015870:Gene Expression; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007438:Introns; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021101:Radiation Hybrid Mapping; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D000070584:Tripartite Motif Proteins; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C464783:Trim59 protein, mouse; D000070584:Tripartite Motif Proteins; D004247:DNA