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Query: EC:3.1.22.1 (DNase II)
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The structure of the human gene for deoxyribonuclease II (DNase II; EC 3.1.22.1) was determined using several specific primers based on the human DNase II cDNA sequence [Yasuda et al. (1998). J. Biol. Chem. 273, 2610-2616] in a polymerase chain reaction-based strategy. The gene spanned about 6 kb and consisted of 6 exons. No canonical TATA or CAAT boxes could be identified within the 1341 nucleotides upstream of the putative transcription start site, although the 5'-flanking region contained a CpG island and several putative binding motifs for transcription factors Sp1 and ETF. These properties indicate that the DNase II gene is a housekeeping gene and this is compatible with its ubiquitous expression in human tissues. Three different cleavage/polyadenylation sites were identified in the 3'-flanking region, leading to the production of multiple DNase II mRNA species. However, a comparison of the entire translated sequences of the gene from a pair of subjects with homozygous DNase II phenotypes H and L revealed no differences in the nucleotide sequences.
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PMID:Structure and organization of the human deoxyribonuclease II (DNase II) gene. 992 8