Published June 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Characterization of ROS1 cDNA from a human glioblastoma cell line

  • 1. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Cologne (West Germany)
  • 2. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY (USA)

Description

The authors have isolated and characterized a human ROS1 cDNA from the glioblastoma cell line SW-1088. The cDNA, 8.3 kilobases long, has the potential to encode a transmembrane tyrosine-specific protein kinase with a predicted molecular mass of 259 kDa. The putative extracellular domain of ROS1 is homologous to the extracellular domain of the sevenless gene product from Drosophila. No comparable similarities in the extracellular domains were found between ROS1 and other receptor-type tyrosine kinases. Together, ROS1 and sevenless gene products define a distinct subclass of transmember tyrosine kinases

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Journal Title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
12
Series
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Journal Page Range
4799-4803
ISSN
0027-8424
CODEN
PNASA