Authors: Yasukatu Ichigotani Satoru Matsuda Kazuya Machida Kumi Oshima Takashi Iwamoto Kenichi Yamaki Tetsuo Hayakawa Michinari Hamaguchi
Publish Date: 2000/11
Volume: 45, Issue: 6, Pages: 378-
Abstract
Thank you for visiting naturecom You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS To obtain the best experience we recommend you use a more up to date browser or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer In the meantime to ensure continued support we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScriptA fulllength cDNA encoding a novel protein was isolated and sequenced from a human placental cDNA library This cDNA consists of 1735 base pairs and has a predicted open reading frame ORF encoding 354 amino acids It possesses a putative signal sequence a long extracellular domain a transmembrane region a short intracellular domain and no catalytic domain which is highly homologous to signalregulatory protein SIRPβ suggesting that it seems to be a new member of the SIRP family Polymerase chain reaction PCRbased mapping with both a monochromosomal hybrid panel and radiation hybrid cell panels placed the gene to human chromosome 20p13 near the marker D20S906
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