Watson J B, Sutcliffe J G
Department of Molecular Biology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California 92037.
Mol Cell Biol. 1987 Sep;7(9):3324-7. doi: 10.1128/mcb.7.9.3324-3327.1987.
A 200-nucleotide RNA homologous to the left monomer of Alu elements was expressed in monkey and human brain and in cell lines but not in nonneural monkey tissues. Similar brain-specific transcription of identifier sequences was observed in rats. Thus, expression of selected repetitive DNA families is a conserved process in mammalian brain.
一种与Alu元件左侧单体同源的200个核苷酸的RNA在猴脑和人脑以及细胞系中表达,但在非神经猴组织中不表达。在大鼠中也观察到了类似的标识符序列的脑特异性转录。因此,选定的重复DNA家族的表达是哺乳动物大脑中的一个保守过程。