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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Using a mouse activin beta C cDNA probe, we have cloned over 38 kb of genomic DNA encompassing the mouse activin beta C gene. Mouse activin beta C is encoded by 2 exons separated by a large 12.1 kb intron. Exon 1 encodes the 17 amino acid signal peptide and 88 amino acids of the propeptide. Exon 2 encodes the remaining 130 amino acids of the propeptide and the entire 117 amino acid mature peptide. Unlike the activin beta A and beta B expression patterns, Northern blot analysis of adult mouse tissues shows that the activin beta C mRNA is expressed only in the liver as a major species of approximately 2.1 kb. The liver-specific expression of activin beta C suggests an important role of dimeric activin beta C in normal liver function. These studies allow us to address the function of activin beta C in mammalian development.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
1307
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Structural analysis of the mouse activin beta C gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't