title: cDNA cloning of the human polybromo-1 gene on chromosome 3p21.
abstract: The bromodomain is suggested as a chromatin-targeting domain involved in regulation of gene expression and chromatin structure. We here report the cDNA cloning of the human polybromo-1 (hPB1) gene that encodes a 1634-amino acid polypeptide containing six bromodomains. The hPB1 polypeptide shows 91% identity to the previously identified chicken polybromo-1 with conservation of the bromodomains and other characteristic features. Northern blot analysis detected the ubiquitous expression of hPB1 mRNA in a variety of human tissues. Four alternative splicings were found within the hPB1 coding region: three making in-frame deletions and one resulting in a C-terminal truncation. The hPB1 gene is located on chromosome 3p21, where the tumor suppressor genes for breast, lung and kidney cancers have been mapped.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biosystems and Cancer, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 37, Rm. 5046, MSC-4264, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. horikawi@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Horikawa
authors.forename: J Carl
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C102195:PBRM1 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors