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Identify and characterize the genomic organization and tissue-specific expression patterns of osteoactivin in humans and mice.

January 1, 2003Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Identification and Characterization of the Genes Encoding Human and Mouse Osteoactivin

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TOThomas A. OwenCayman Chemical (United States)SSSteven L. SmockMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)SPSwayam PrakashUniversity of California, Irvine

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Genetic analysis reveals conserved genomic structure and widespread developmental expression of osteoactivin in human and mouse tissues, suggesting critical roles in cellular differentiation.

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Identify and characterize the genomic organization and tissue-specific expression patterns of osteoactivin in humans and mice.
Mapped the chromosomal location, exon-intron structure, and transcriptional initiation sites of human and murine osteoactivin genes.
Assessed gene expression profiles across osteoblast differentiation stages and diverse adult tissues using RT-PCR.
Conducted immunohistochemical analysis of late-stage mouse embryos to determine the spatial distribution of osteoactivin protein.
Human osteoactivin localized to chromosome 7p15.1 spanning 28.3 kb across 11 exons, while mouse osteoactivin mapped to chromosome 6 spanning 20.2 kb across 11 exons.
Osteoactivin mRNA expression increased concurrently with osteoblast phenotype markers across differentiation in primary human and mouse cultures.
Immunohistochemistry revealed concentrated, cell-specific osteoactivin expression in the embryonic nervous system, basal skin layer, hair follicles, and developing nephrons.

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Owen et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a82b3d79192075d3cd4b0b4 https://doi.org/10.1615/critreveukaryotgeneexpr.v13.i24.130

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Genetic analysis reveals conserved genomic structure and widespread developmental expression of osteoactivin in human and mouse tissues, suggesting critical roles in cellular differentiation.

Identification and Characterization of the Genes Encoding Human and Mouse Osteoactivin

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Identification and Characterization of the Genes Encoding Human and Mouse Osteoactivin

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