| Human ERas gene has an upstream premature polyadenylation signal that results in a truncated, noncoding transcript. | |
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PMID: 16081664 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The ERas gene is expressed in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells and promotes their in vitro proliferation and tumorigenicity. We analyzed the expression of the human ERas gene in human ES cells by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and serial analysis of gene expression but could not detect a full-length coding transcript. Sequence analysis predicted a premature polyadenylation signal for the human ERas transcript, which we confirmed by 3' RACE analysis. By RT-PCR, we identified a truncated noncoding transcript in human ES cells that is downregulated during differentiation, suggesting conserved tissue specificity of the promoter region. Previous reports and expressed sequence tag databases indicate that orthologues of this gene are expressed in other mammals, including the mouse, dog, and cow, which suggests that it became a silenced pseudogene relatively recently in mammalian evolution. In addition to the premature polyadenylation site, both the human and chimpanzee ERas genes include typical Alu-S retrotransposon insertions that could also influence expression at this locus. The lack of ERas expression in human ES cells suggests that they could have significantly different tumorigenic properties than mouse ES cells. |
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Authors:
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Takashi Kameda; James A Thomson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2005-08-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) Volume: 23 ISSN: 1066-5099 ISO Abbreviation: Stem Cells Publication Date: 2005 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-11-18 Completed Date: 2006-03-17 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9304532 Medline TA: Stem Cells Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1535-40 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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The Genome Center of Wisconsin, National Primate Research Center, and the Department of Anatomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. |
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Animals Base Sequence Cattle Cell Differentiation / genetics Dogs Down-Regulation Embryo Research Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental* Humans Mice Molecular Sequence Data Oncogene Protein p21(ras) / genetics*, metabolism Polyadenylation* Promoter Regions, Genetic / physiology* RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Deletion Signal Transduction / genetics* Species Specificity Stem Cells / metabolism* |
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0/ERas protein, human; 0/RNA, Messenger; EC 3.6.5.2/Oncogene Protein p21(ras) |
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