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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-16
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the structure of the mouse oxytocin receptor (OTR) gene, we have screened a mouse genomic library and confirmed cDNA sequence with rapid amplification of cDNA ends. Southern blot using human OTR cDNA probes indicated that the mouse genome has a single copy of the gene. The predicted amino acid sequence is 91% identical to human OTR. The gene contains 4 exons and 3 introns. Exons 1 and 2 contain the 5' untranslated region, with exons 3 and 4 encoding the amino acids of the receptor. Intron 3 interrupts the coding at the same location, after transmembrane domain 6, as in OTR genes of other species. The promoter region lacks an apparent TATA box but contains multiple putative interleukin-response elements and estrogen responsive elements. Expression of OTR gene in the uterus during pregnancy reached maximum at day 20 gestation. The information obtained from the mouse OTR gene facilitates further comparative and biochemical analysis for protein structure-function relationships and gene regulatory mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0303-7207
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Gene Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Receptors, Oxytocin, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9027321-Uterus
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure and expression of the mouse oxytocin receptor gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan. kubota@gyne.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't