TY - JOUR
T1 - Human estrogen sulfotransferase gene (STE)
T2 - Cloning, structure, and chromosomal localization
AU - Her, Chengtao
AU - Aksoy, Ibrahim A.
AU - Kimura, Shioko
AU - Brandriff, Brigitte F.
AU - Wasmuth, John J.
AU - Weinshilboum, Richard M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1995/9/1
Y1 - 1995/9/1
N2 - Sulfation is an important pathway in the metabolism of estrogens. We recently cloned a human liver estrogen sulfotransferase (EST) cDNA. We have now determined the structure and chromosomal localization of the EST gene, STE, as a step toward molecular genetic studies of the regulation of EST in humans. STE spans approximately 20 kb and consists of 8 exons, ranging in length from 95 to 181 bp. The locations of most exon-intron splice junctions within STE are identical to those found in a human phenol ST (PST) gene, STM, and in a rat PST gene. In addition, the locations of five STE introns are also conserved in the human dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ST gene, STD. The 5′-flanking region of STE contains one CCAAT and two TATA sequences. The location of one of the TATA box elements is in excellent agreement with the site of transcription initiation as determined by 5′-rapid amplification of cDNA ends. STE was mapped to human chromosome 4q13.1 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Cloning and structural characterization of STE will now make it possible to study potential molecular genetic mechanisms involved in the regulation of EST in human tissues.
AB - Sulfation is an important pathway in the metabolism of estrogens. We recently cloned a human liver estrogen sulfotransferase (EST) cDNA. We have now determined the structure and chromosomal localization of the EST gene, STE, as a step toward molecular genetic studies of the regulation of EST in humans. STE spans approximately 20 kb and consists of 8 exons, ranging in length from 95 to 181 bp. The locations of most exon-intron splice junctions within STE are identical to those found in a human phenol ST (PST) gene, STM, and in a rat PST gene. In addition, the locations of five STE introns are also conserved in the human dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ST gene, STD. The 5′-flanking region of STE contains one CCAAT and two TATA sequences. The location of one of the TATA box elements is in excellent agreement with the site of transcription initiation as determined by 5′-rapid amplification of cDNA ends. STE was mapped to human chromosome 4q13.1 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Cloning and structural characterization of STE will now make it possible to study potential molecular genetic mechanisms involved in the regulation of EST in human tissues.
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U2 - 10.1006/geno.1995.1210
DO - 10.1006/geno.1995.1210
M3 - Article
C2 - 8530066
AN - SCOPUS:0029098573
SN - 0888-7543
VL - 29
SP - 16
EP - 23
JO - Genomics
JF - Genomics
IS - 1
ER -