| First Author | Olsson AY | Year | 2002 |
| Journal | Biochem Biophys Res Commun | Volume | 299 |
| Issue | 2 | Pages | 305-11 |
| PubMed ID | 12437987 | Mgi Jnum | J:80454 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:2445889 | Doi | 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02629-3 |
| Citation | Olsson AY, et al. (2002) Organization and evolution of the glandular kallikrein locus in Mus musculus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 299(2):305-11 |
| abstractText | The gene of tissue kallikrein and closely related genes constitute the glandular kallikrein (GK) gene family. The number of members varies between species, ranging from three human to 25 murine. Recently, the gene family was extended with 12 new members, KLK4-KLK15, that were identified adjacent to the classical GK genes on human chromosome 19. In this report, the structure and phylogeny of the mouse GK gene locus are described. A comparison of the human and murine loci shows that the locations of the tissue kallikrein gene and KLK4-KLK15 are conserved. The region between the tissue kallikrein gene and KLK15, devoid of genes in human, is expanded and contains 23 classical GK genes in mouse. Downstream of KLK15, where the genes encoding PSA and hK2 are located in human, mouse carries the pseudogene PsimGK25. Phylogenetic analyses show that classical GK genes emerged after the separation of the primate and rodent lineages, forming a subgroup within the newly extended GK family. |
