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Gene structure for the alpha 1 chain of a human short-chain collagen (type XIII) with alternatively spliced transcripts and translation termination codon at the 5' end of the last exon.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2459707     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Two overlapping human genomic clones that encode a short-chain collagen, designated alpha 1(XIII), were isolated by using recently described cDNA clones. Characterization of the cosmid clones that span approximately equal to 65,000 base pairs (bp) of the 3' end of the gene established several unusual features of this collagen gene. The last exon encodes solely the 3' untranslated region and it begins with a complete stop codon. The 10 adjacent exons vary in size from 27 to 87 bp and two of them are 54 bp. Therefore, the alpha 1-chain gene of type XIII collagen has some features found in genes for fibrillar collagens but other features that are distinctly different. Previous analysis of overlapping cDNA clones and nuclease S1 mapping of mRNAs indicated one alternative splicing site causing a deletion of 36 bp from the mature mRNA. The present study showed that the 36 bp is contained within the gene as a single exon and also that the gene has a 45-bp -Gly-Xaa-Xaa- repeat coding exon not found in the cDNA clones previously characterized. Nuclease S1 mapping experiments indicated that this 45-bp exon is found in normal human skin fibroblast mRNAs. Accordingly, the data demonstrate that there is alternative splicing of at least two exons of the type alpha 1(XIII)-chain gene.
Authors:
L Tikka; T Pihlajaniemi; P Henttu; D J Prockop; K Tryggvason
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  85     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1988 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-11-21     Completed Date:  1988-11-21     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7491-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Biocenter, University of Oulu, Finland.
Data Bank Information
Bank Name/Acc. No.:
GENBANK/J04085;  M20795;  M20796;  M20797;  M20798;  M20799;  M20800;  M20801;  M20802;  M20803;  M20804;  M20805
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Base Sequence
Cloning, Molecular
Codon / genetics*
Collagen / genetics*
DNA / genetics
Exons*
Humans
Introns
Molecular Sequence Data
Protein Biosynthesis
RNA / genetics
RNA Splicing
RNA, Messenger / genetics*
Transcription, Genetic
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AR-38188/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; AR-38923/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Codon; 0/RNA, Messenger; 63231-63-0/RNA; 9007-34-5/Collagen; 9007-49-2/DNA
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