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 | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2 1996 |
Keywords
- chicken
- genomic DNA sequencing
- melanocortin 1-receptor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
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Takeuchi, S., Suzuki, H., Hirose, S., Yabuuchi, M., Sato, C., Yamamoto, H., & Takahashi, S. (1996). Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression, 1306(2-3), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-4781(96)00026-7