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AssigneeUnited States of America
InventorsMatthias H. Kraus, Stuart A. Aaronson
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A DNA fragment distinct from the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) and erbB-2 genes was detected by reduced stringency hybridization of v-erbB to normal genomic human DNA. Characterization of the cloned DNA fragment mapped the region of v-erbB homology to three exons with closest homology of 64% and 67% to a contiguous region within the tyrosine kinase domains of the EGF-R and erbB-2 proteins, respectively. cDNA cloning revealed a predicted 148 kd transmembrane polypeptide with structural features identifying it as a member of the erbB family, prompting designation of the new gene as erbB-3. It was mapped to human chromosome 12q11-13 and was shown to be expressed as a 6.2 kb transcript in a variety of normal tissues of epithelial origin. Markedly elevated erbB-3 mRNA levels were demonstrated in certain human mammary tumor cell lines. These findings indicate that increased erbB-3 expression, as in the case of EGF-R and erbB-2, plays a role in some human malignancies.
A DNA isolate consisting essentially of the nucleotide sequence of an erbB-3 gene defined in FIG. 4.
A DNA isolate consisting essentially of the nucleotide sequence of a genomic DNA fragment capable of being produced by cleavage with the SacI restriction enzyme, having a size of about 9 kb and being detectable by nucleic acid hybridization with a probe derived from the v-erbB gene under reduced hybridization stringency conditions, wherein said isolate is the human genomic DNA clone E3-1 having the partial restriction enzyme map defined in FIG. 2 and the partial DNA sequence defined in FIG. 3.
A DNA isolate consisting essentially of a portion of the nucleotide sequence as defined in FIG. 4 that encodes a portion of erbB-3 protein sufficient to provide an erbB-3 receptor protein binding site for an antibody thereto which is further characterized by not binding to erbB-2 or erbB receptor protein.
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