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prion gene
Gene encoding prion protein.
Polymorphism:
- at codon 129 in coding region of PrP gene
- MM, VV, MV
Related
CD230 or major prion protein (PrP)
General
housekeeping gene
Properties
TEMPLATE-FOR: messenger RNA
TEMPLATE-FOR: prion protein
LOCUS: human chromosome-20 PPTER-12
MOTIF: CCAAT box
SITE: -710
FOR-BINDING-OF: C/EBP-beta
NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE: consensus
AP2 site
SITE: -682
myoD site
SITE: -449
FOR-BINDING-OF: myogenic regulator factor myoD
heat shock element
SITE: -400
FOR-BINDING-OF: heat shock factor
CCAAT box
SITE: -343
FOR-BINDING-OF: C/EBP-beta
NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE: consensus
heat shock element
SITE: -320
FOR-BINDING-OF: heat shock factor
CpG island {-235 to 167}
MOTIF: CCAAT box
SITE: -231
NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE: consensus
AP1 site
NAME: AP1 site
SITE: -117
SP1-binding site
SITE: -60
FOR-BINDING-OF: transcription factor Sp1
SP1-binding site
SITE: 35
FOR-BINDING-OF: transcription factor Sp1
transcriptional start site
exon (2)
intron (1)
transcriptional termination site
Database Correlations
OMIM 176640
MORBIDMAP 176640
Entrez Gene 5621
References
- OMIM :accession 176640
- Shyu WC et al, Mol Neurobiol 26:1, 2002
PMID: 12392052
- Mahal SP et al, Gene 268:105, 2001
PMID: 11368906