Journal article
TAK1: molecular cloning and characterization of a new member of the nuclear receptor superfamily
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), Vol.8(12), pp.1667-1680
12/1994
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108694
PMID: 7708055
Abstract
Using polymerase chain reaction and two degenerate primers whose designs were based on the two best conserved regions of the DNA-binding domain of the nuclear receptor superfamily, we identified and cloned a novel orphan receptor, named TAK1. The open reading frame of TAK1 encodes a protein of 596 amino acid residues. Based on the modular structure and the presence of a DNA-binding domain containing two zinc fingers TAK1 belongs to the steroid/thyroid hormone receptor superfamily. The amino acid sequence of TAK1 is most closely related to the orphan receptor TR2-11. Their overall sequence homology is 64%, with the highest similarity (82%) being observed in the DNA-binding domain. Northern blot analysis using RNA from multiple human tissues showed that a 9.4 kilobase TAK1 transcript was expressed ubiquitously and that the presence of a 2.8 kilobase mRNA was largely restricted to the testis. In situ hybridization using sections of rat and mouse testes and Northern blot analysis using RNA from testes of rats at various ages revealed that TAK1 is most abundantly expressed in spermatocytes whereas little expression was observed in other germ cells or somatic cells. In situ hybridization using other mouse and rat tissues revealed cell type-specific expression of TAK1 in several tissues. Our observations suggest a role for this putative transcription factor in the regulation of gene expression in specific cell types. In the testis, TAK1 appears to control gene expression during spermatogenesis, particularly during the meiotic phase.
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- Title
- TAK1: molecular cloning and characterization of a new member of the nuclear receptor superfamily
- Creators
- T Hirose - Cell Biology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709W FujimotoT TamaaiK H KimH MatsuuraA M Jetten
- Publication Details
- Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), Vol.8(12), pp.1667-1680
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547258901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article