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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
47
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Sciellin is a precursor of the cornified envelopes of mammalian keratinizing tissues. We have cloned the cDNA encoding sciellin by screening a human keratinocyte expression library with a sciellin-specific monoclonal antibody. The composite cDNA of 2.35 kilobase pairs encodes a protein of 75.3 kDa with a pI of 10.09. The translated sequence has a central domain containing 16 repeats of 20 amino acids each that is rich in Gln and Lys residues, which are potential transglutaminase substrates, and a carboxyl domain, which contains a single LIM motif. Sciellin cDNA probes hybridize to bands of 3.4 and 4.4 kilobase pairs on Northern blots of cultured human keratinocyte RNA. The gene was mapped to human chromosome band 13q22 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Radiation hybrid mapping demonstrated that sciellin is linked to the sequence tagged site marker WI-457 with a logarithm of the odds score of 7.77. In situ hybridization of human foreskin tissue sections demonstrated that sciellin is expressed in the stratum granulosum. Immunofluorescent staining with a polyclonal rabbit antibody made to a recombinant sciellin protein showed peripheral cytoplasmic localization in the upper cell layers of epidermis and in stratified squamous epithelia such as the oral cavity, esophagus, and vagina. Simple and columnar epithelia, with the exception of the amnion, showed no reaction.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31547-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Keratinocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Sequence Tagged Sites, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:9813070-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
cDNA cloning and characterization of sciellin, a LIM domain protein of the keratinocyte cornified envelope.
pubmed:affiliation
Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't