Structure and chromosomal localization of the human lymphotoxin gene.
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Nedwin GE, Jarrett-Nedwin J, Smith DH, Naylor SL, Sakaguchi AY, Goeddel DV, Gray PW
Structure and chromosomal localization of the human lymphotoxin gene.
J Cell Biochem. 1985;29(3):171-81.
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We have isolated, sequenced, and determined the chromosomal localization of the gene encoding human lymphotoxin (LT). The single copy gene was isolated from a human genomic library using a 32P-labeled 116 bp synthetic DNA fragment whose sequence was based on the NH2-terminal amino acid sequence of LT. The gene spans 3 kb of DNA and is interrupted by three intervening sequences. The LT gene is located on human chromosome 6, as determined by Southern blot analysis of human-murine hybrid DNA. Putative transcriptional control regions and areas of homology with the promoters of interferon and other genes are identified.