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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-2
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
TFF-peptides (formerly P-domain peptides, trefoil factors) represent major secretory products of mucous epithelia in mammals and amphibia. The nucleotide sequence of a large portion of a gene encoding the TFF-peptide xP4.1 from Xenopus laevis and its genomic organization were determined in the present study. The peptide xP4.1 containing four TFF-domains is thought to represent the functional frog homolog of human TFF2 (formerly hSP). The xP4.1 gene analyzed spans a region of about 7 kb and consists of six exons. Each TFF-domain is encoded by a single exon flanked by type 1 introns typical of shuffled modules. The 5'-upstream region contains a TATA-box, and potential binding sites for hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 and AP-1. Furthermore, the cDNA sequence of a transcript named xP4.2 with 91% similarity to xP4.1 is presented. RT-PCR analysis revealed that xP4.1 and xP4.2 genes are differentially expressed. xP4.1 transcripts are detectable only in the stomach, but not in the esophagus, whereas xP4.2 transcripts are found both in the esophagus and in the stomach with a descending gradient from fundus to antrum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
1489
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure of the Xenopus laevis TFF-gene xP4.1, differentially expressed to its duplicated homolog xP4.2.
pubmed:affiliation
Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Abteilung Neurochemie, Martinsried, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't