Cloning of human hepatic nuclear factor 1 (HNF1) and chromosomal localization of its gene in man and mouse

Genomics. 1990 Sep;8(1):155-64. doi: 10.1016/0888-7543(90)90238-p.

Abstract

HNF1 is a transcription factor that is required for hepatocyte-specific expression of several genes, including albumin and fibrinogen. Rat HNF1-encoding cDNAs have recently been cloned, revealing that this factor is a distant member of the homeoprotein family. We have now isolated HNF1 clones from a human liver cDNA library by using a rat HNF1 cDNA-derived probe. The longest clone, HCL20, contains a sequence corresponding to the intact rat HNF1-coding region followed by a 3' nontranslated region and a poly(A) tail, hence representing an almost full-length HNF1 cDNA. Alignment of the human and rat sequences shows that HNF1 is highly conserved between the two species. The HNF1 gene was mapped by in situ hybridization and by RFLP analysis of interspecific mouse backcrosses to chromosomes 12q24.3 and 5F in human and mouse, respectively, establishing a new segmental homology between these two chromosomes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Albumins / genetics
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • DNA-Binding Proteins*
  • Gene Library
  • Genetic Linkage
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family
  • Nuclear Proteins*
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / genetics

Substances

  • Albumins
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • HNF1A protein, human
  • HNF1B protein, human
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
  • Hnf1a protein, mouse
  • Hnf1b protein, mouse
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • alpha-Fetoproteins
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta

Associated data

  • GENBANK/J04771
  • GENBANK/M57732