Definition
The p8 gene, first described as overexpressed in the pancreas during the acute phase of pancreatitis, encodes a ubiquitous nuclear and cytoplasmic stress protein. Expression of the p8 mRNA is rapid, strong, and transient in response to several stresses. The human p8 gene was assigned to chromosome 16, at position p11.2, and the gene is organized in three exons interrupted by two introns. The sizes of exons I, II, and III are 214, 150, and 329 nucleotides, respectively, and the complete mRNA sequence comprises 693 nucleotides (exclusive of the poly A tail) and has only one open reading frame.
Characteristics
The p8 gene was cloned from human, rat, mouse, and Xenopus laevis, conceptually translated from the Drosophila melanogaster genome or deduced from EST libraries (Bos taurus, Xenopus tropicalis, Zebrafish, Oryzias latipes, Bombyx mori, and Paralichthys olivaceus). p8 is a highly basic 82-aa...
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- Pancreatic Cancer
- Stable Secondary Structure
- Molecular Partner
- Phosphorylatable Amino
- Secondary Structure Prediction Method
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Malicet, C., Iovanna, J. (2014). P8 Protein. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27841-9_4321-2
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