Molecular characterization of the porcine deleted in malignant brain tumors 1 gene (DMBT1)

Haase, Bianca; Humphray, Sean J; Lyer, Stefan; Renner, Marcus; Poustka, Annemarie; Mollenhauer, Jan; Leeb, Tosso (2006). Molecular characterization of the porcine deleted in malignant brain tumors 1 gene (DMBT1). Gene, 376(2), pp. 184-91. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.gene.2006.03.002

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The human gene deleted in malignant brain tumors 1 (DMBT1) is considered to play a role in tumorigenesis and pathogen defense. It encodes a protein with multiple scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domains, which are involved in recognition and binding of a broad spectrum of bacterial pathogens. The SRCR domains are encoded by highly homologous repetitive exons, whose number in humans may vary from 8 to 13 due to genetic polymorphism. Here, we characterized the porcine DMBT1 gene on the mRNA and genomic level. We assembled a 4.5 kb porcine DMBT1 cDNA sequence from RT-PCR amplified seminal vesicle RNA. The porcine DMBT1 cDNA contains an open reading frame of 4050 nt. The transcript gives rise to a putative polypeptide of 1349 amino acids with a calculated mass of 147.9 kDa. Compared to human DMBT1, it contains only four N-terminal SRCR domains. Northern blotting revealed transcripts of approximately 4.7 kb in size in the tissues analyzed. Analysis of ESTs suggested the existence of secreted and transmembrane variants. The porcine DMBT1 gene spans about 54 kb on chromosome 14q28-q29. In contrast to the characterized cDNA, the genomic BAC clone only contained 3 exons coding for N-terminal SRCR domains. In different mammalian DMBT1 orthologs large interspecific differences in the number of SRCR exons and utilization of the transmembrane exon exist. Our data suggest that the porcine DMBT1 gene may share with the human DMBT1 gene additional intraspecific variations in the number of SRCR-coding exons.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Institute of Genetics
UniBE Contributor:	Haase, Bianca, Leeb, Tosso
ISSN:	0378-1119
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:45
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:13
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.gene.2006.03.002
PubMed ID:	16624504
Web of Science ID:	000239357700003
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/18464 (FactScience: 607)