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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-18
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations in ELOVL4 are associated with dominant macular degeneration (adMD/STGD3). This gene is highly expressed in the retina and is conserved through evolution. Here we report the genomic organization of the mouse orthologue of ELOVL4 and its temporal and spatial expression. A significant amount of ELOVL4 mRNA expression is detected in the adult retina, brain, skin, testis, and lens. During development, expression is first noted at embryonic day 7 (E7). A significant level of the mRNA is observed both in brain and in eyes at postnatal day 1 (P1), after which levels decrease in the brain and increase in the retina until they stabilize at P30. ELOVL4 protein is evident in the ocular tissues by E10.5 and becomes restricted predominantly to the photoreceptor layer in the mature retina. These observations suggest that ELOVL4 may play an important role in embryonic development and in maintaining normal physiology of retina and brain at later stages of development.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0888-7543
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
626-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Evolution, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Eye, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Eye Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Genome, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Photoreceptor Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15028285-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of mouse orthologue of ELOVL4: genomic organization and spatial and temporal expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't