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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We have identified a new basic domain helix-loop-helix (bHLH) gene, NSCL-2, which was cloned because of its homology to the previously described putative hematopoietic transcription factor, SCL. NSCL-2 has been identified in both human and murine DNA. NSCL-2 complementary DNA clones were obtained from an 11.5-day murine embryo library. The coding region is 405 base pairs and encodes a predicted protein of 15.6 kilodaltons. There is 74% homology at the nucleotide level with the coding region of the murine SCL and 27% protein homology. Unlike the majority of previously described bHLH genes, the NSCL-2 coding region ends only six amino acids beyond the second amphipathic helix of the HLH domain. The NSCL-2 gene shows a markedly restricted pattern of expression predominantly confined to murine embryos at days 11-13 of development, although low level expression can be detected in murine embryos flanking this time point. Examination of 11- and 12-day mouse embryos by tissue in situ hybridization reveals expression of NSCL-2 in the developing nervous system, most likely in developing neurons. The NSCL-2 gene maps to murine chromosome 3. The temporally and tissue restricted pattern of expression of this gene and its identification as a member of a family of transcription factors relevant to growth and development in a wide variety of species suggest a role for NSCL-2 in the development of the eukaryotic nervous system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1044-9523
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:geneSymbol
NSCL-1, NSCL-2, SCL, bHLH
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
NSCL-2: a basic domain helix-loop-helix gene expressed in early neurogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Navy Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study