Alternative Splicing of the WNT-2B/WNT-13 Gene
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Secreted glycoprotein WNTs play important roles in carcinogenesis and development. We have previously reported molecular cloning of WNT-2B/WNT-13. Here, we have isolated a novel WNT-2B isoform (WNT-2B2), in addition to the original WNT-2B isoform (WNT-2B1). WNT-2B1 and WNT-2B2 are completely different in the 5'-UTR and in the N-terminal part of the coding region. The N-terminal hydrophobic domain is contained in WNT-2B1, but not in WNT-2B2. WNT-2B1 and WNT-2B2 share the WNT-core domain, and show 87.0% amino-acid identity. We have determined the structure of the WNT-2B gene. The WNT-2B1 mRNA consists of exons 1, 2, and 4-7, while the WNT-2B2 mRNA consists of exons 3-7. WNT-2B2 was expressed in fetal brain, fetal lung, fetal kidney, caudate nucleus, testis, glioblastoma cell lines A172, SW1783, gastric cancer cell lines MKN28, MKN74, and cervical cancer cell line HeLa S3. WNT-2B1 expression level was relatively higher in fetal brain and fetal lung than in other tissues or cell lines expressing WNT-2B2. These results indicate that the WNT-2B1 and WNT-2B2 mRNAs are transcribed due to alternative splicing with distinct expression profile. This is the first report on the WNT isoforms derived from the same gene due to alternative splicing.
Base Sequence, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Gene Expression Profiling, Molecular Sequence Data, Brain, Exons, Introns, Alternative Splicing, Organ Specificity, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Humans, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Protein Isoforms, Amino Acid Sequence, RNA, Messenger, Cloning, Molecular, 5' Untranslated Regions, Growth Substances, Sequence Alignment, Glycoproteins
Base Sequence, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Gene Expression Profiling, Molecular Sequence Data, Brain, Exons, Introns, Alternative Splicing, Organ Specificity, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Humans, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Protein Isoforms, Amino Acid Sequence, RNA, Messenger, Cloning, Molecular, 5' Untranslated Regions, Growth Substances, Sequence Alignment, Glycoproteins
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