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. 1988 Apr;8(4):1853–1856. doi: 10.1128/mcb.8.4.1853

Developmentally regulated expression of a human "finger"-containing gene encoded by the 5' half of the ret transforming gene.

M Takahashi 1, Y Inaguma 1, H Hiai 1, F Hirose 1
PMCID: PMC363354  PMID: 3380101

Abstract

We isolated and sequenced a cDNA clone of the human gene encoded by the 5' half of the ret transforming gene. The nucleotide sequence indicates that it encodes a protein with "finger" structures which represent putative metal- and nucleic acid-binding domains. Transcription of this gene was detected at high levels in a variety of human and rodent tumor cell lines, mouse testis, and embryos. In addition, a unique transcript was observed in testis RNA. When the expression of the unique transcript was examined at different stages of spermatogenesis, a striking increase in mRNA levels accompanied progression from meiotic prophase pachytene spermatocytes to postmeiotic round spermatids. This finger-containing gene may thus function in male germ cell development.

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