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 | BBA - Gene Structure and Expression |
| Volume | 1306 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2 1996 |
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Keywords
- chicken
- genomic DNA sequencing
- melanocortin 1-receptor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Structural Biology
- Biophysics
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Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene. / Takeuchi, Sakae; Suzuki, Hideyuki; Hirose, Sayoko; Yabuuchi, Masafumi; Sato, Chikara; Yamamoto, Hiroaki; Takahashi, Sumio.
In: BBA - Gene Structure and Expression, Vol. 1306, No. 2-3, 02.05.1996, p. 122-126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene
AU - Takeuchi, Sakae
AU - Suzuki, Hideyuki
AU - Hirose, Sayoko
AU - Yabuuchi, Masafumi
AU - Sato, Chikara
AU - Yamamoto, Hiroaki
AU - Takahashi, Sumio
PY - 1996/5/2
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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KW - genomic DNA sequencing
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JO - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression
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