title: Molecular cloning and characterization of ZFF29: a protein containing a unique Cys2His2 zinc-finger motif.
abstract: We have cloned a gene, ZFF29 (zinc-finger protein of human fetal liver erythroid cells 29), from human fetal liver erythroid cells. Two types of mature mRNA were identified and designated ZFF29a and ZFF29b. In human genome the ZFF29 gene is on chromosome 9q, and the two forms are splice variants. There is a unique transcription start site, which predicts major mRNAs composed of 2485 bases for ZFF29a and 1801 bases for ZFF29b. The anticipated mRNAs were demonstrated in K562 cells, but not in any adult human tissues examined by Northern blotting. In the mouse, reverse transcription-PCR revealed that the ZFF29 mRNA is present in adult bone marrow and ovary at a higher level than in any other tissues examined. These findings suggest that ZFF29 proteins are expressed in embryonic/fetal erythroid tissues. The deduced polypeptide chains of ZFF29a and ZFF29b are composed of 306 and 350 amino acids respectively. A unique zinc-finger motif composed of two contiguous Cys(2)His(2)-type fingers is common to both forms of ZFF29. They are nuclear proteins and ZFF29b, but not ZFF29a, is an activator of erythroid gene promoters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan 466-8550. asanoh@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murate
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naoe
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stamatoyannopoulos
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000378:metabolism; D019556:COS Cells; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D041905:Erythroid Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015534:Trans-Activators; C500231:ZNF367 protein, human