| Literature DB >> 22101864 |
Yusuke Ido1, Takenori Yamamoto, Tatsuki Yoshitomi, Atsushi Yamamoto, Eriko Obana, Kazuto Ohkura, Yasuo Shinohara.
Abstract
BLAST analysis of the rat genome revealed the presence of 16 pseudogenes of isoform 1 of the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC1). Based on their structural characterization, it was concluded that these pseudogenes were formed by integration of VDAC1 cDNA into the genome, and subsequent rearrangements/mutations. By RT-PCR analysis using carefully designed primers that could not amplify the cDNA of genuine VDAC1, 8 of these 16 pseudogenes showed slight expression in certain tissues, but none of them seemed to encode a functional protein.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22101864 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-011-9375-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mamm Genome ISSN: 0938-8990 Impact factor: 2.957