title: Organization of porcine platelet-activating factor receptor gene.
abstract: Four exons of porcine platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFr) gene expressing transcript 1 and transcript 2 were determined previously. In this study, we cloned and sequenced a new exon, which also initiates transcript 2, and determined the order of 5 exons in the PAFr gene. In addition, two other variants of transcript 2 were found, but no additional variants of transcript 1 were found. Transcript 2 has three variants that were detected in porcine tissues other than in white blood cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA.
authors.forename: Wensheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Roudebush
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C039351:platelet activating factor receptor