Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene

Sakae Takeuchi; Hideyuki Suzuki; Sayoko Hirose; Masafumi Yabuuchi; Chikara Sato; Hiroaki Yamamoto; Sumio Takahashi

doi:10.1016/0167-4781(96)00026-7

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene

Sakae Takeuchi, Hideyuki Suzuki, Sayoko Hirose, Masafumi Yabuuchi, Chikara Sato, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Sumio Takahashi

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Abstract

The chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene was isolated. It is found to be an intronless gene encoding a 314 amino acid protein, sharing 64% identity with mammalian counterparts. A cis-element responsible for melanocyte-specific transcription is found in its 5' upstream region. It is probable that the expression of the receptor in melanocytes is closely correlated with that of melanogenesis-related genes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-126
Number of pages	5
Journal	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression
Volume	1306
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-4781(96)00026-7
Publication status	Published - May 2 1996

Keywords

chicken
genomic DNA sequencing
melanocortin 1-receptor

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Structural Biology
Biophysics
Biochemistry
Genetics

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