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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-9
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
LIM-kinase 1 and LIM-kinase 2 (LIMK1 and LIMK2) are members of a novel protein kinase subfamily containing LIM motifs at the N-terminus. There are two isoforms of Limk2 transcripts coding proteins with distinct N-terminal structures: LIMK2a, containing two LIM motifs, and LIMK2b, with one and one-half LIM motifs. Here we report the cDNA and genomic structures of mouse LIMK2. The deduced 638-aminoacid sequence of mouse LIMK2a shows 98% identity with that of rat LIMK2a. The mouse Limk2a gene consists of at least 16 exons and spans more than 50 kb. Exon/intron boundaries of the mouse Limk2a gene are exactly conserved with those of the mouse Limk1 gene. An additional exon encoding the Limk2b-specific 5'-terminal sequence was found to be located between exons 2 and 3, suggesting that Limk2a and 2b mRNAs are transcribed from a single Limk2 gene by an alternative usage of exons near the 5' end of the gene. Limk2a and Limk2b transcripts were expressed at different ratios in a variety of mouse tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0888-7543
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
504-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Mouse LIM-kinase 2 gene: cDNA cloning, genomic organization, and tissue-specific expression of two alternatively initiated transcripts.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't