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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
We re-examined mouse ER? mRNA variants using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and RT-PCR. Our analysis showed the presence of several mRNA variants containing unique 5'- or 3'-nucleotide sequences. We mapped the cDNA sequences on the mouse genome, and identified four novel 3'-terminal and 5'-leader exons in the intronic region between exons 4 and 5. RT-PCR analysis revealed that the expression patterns of the C-terminally truncated ER? products (CTERPs) were similar to that of Wild-type ER? and that the N-terminally truncated ER? products (NTERPs) appeared to have different expression profiles. Moreover, we constructed expression vectors and analyzed the subcellular localization and the transcriptional activation abilities of the variant proteins in transfected HEK293 cells using immunocytochemistry and luciferase reporter assay. The CTERP variants localized in the nuclei and constitutively activated estrogen response element (ERE)-driven promoters, while the NTERP variant was located in the extra-nuclear regions and had no ability to activate the ERE promoters in the presence or absence of 10 nM estradiol. Our results indicate that the mouse ER? gene is more complex than previously thought in terms of genomic organization and that alternative splicing and alternative usage of intronic promoters contribute to the remarkable diversity of ER? mRNAs and proteins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1879-1220
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-46
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Alternative Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Estrogen Receptor alpha, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-HEK293 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:21251978-Transfection
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of C-terminally and N-terminally truncated estrogen receptor ? variants in the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. hirotaka@nms.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't