Mouse and rat B-myc share amino acid sequence homology with the c-myc transcriptional activator domain and contain a B-myc specific carboxy terminal region

Oncogene. 1995 Nov 16;11(10):1963-9.

Abstract

B-myc is a member of the myc gene family. Previous studies indicate that the rat B-myc gene contains a single exon which shows 77% nucleotide homology to the second exon of the rat c-myc gene. Its open reading frame (ORF) encodes a polypeptide with a predicted molecular weight of 20 kD. We have isolated a new, larger rat B-myc genomic clone. Sequence analysis of this clone confirmed the presence of one single coding exon. Furthermore, a genomic mouse B-myc clone was identified and compared to the rat homolog. Nucleotide analysis of B-myc coding and non-coding sequences suggests that it may be a functional gene evolved by selective duplication of part of the second c-myc exon. Analysis of the rodent B-myc open reading frames revealed two in-frame amino acid duplications in mouse B-myc and a 96% conservation at the amino acid level. Both rat and mouse B-myc proteins contain an identical and unique stretch of 14 carboxy terminal amino acid residues not found in other myc proteins. In vitro translation of rat and mouse B-myc ORF's yielded proteins that migrated as 26 kD bands in SDS-PAGE and could be immunoprecipitated by a polyclonal panmyc antiserum. Immunostaining of human lymphoma cells transiently transfected with a B-myc expression vector showed that the protein was mainly localized to the nucleus.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / genetics
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / metabolism
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Exons
  • Genes, myc* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Species Specificity
  • Trans-Activators / genetics*
  • Transfection

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
  • Trans-Activators

Associated data

  • GENBANK/Z38066
  • GENBANK/Z38067