LOCUS       AF179680                8271 bp    DNA     linear   HUM 15-AUG-2001
DEFINITION  Homo sapiens apelin gene, complete cds.
ACCESSION   AF179680
VERSION     AF179680.1
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      Homo sapiens (human)
  ORGANISM  Homo sapiens
            Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
            Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;
            Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 8271)
  AUTHORS   Lee,D.K., Cheng,R., Nguyen,T., Fan,T., Kariyawasam,A.P., Liu,Y.,
            Osmond,D.H., George,S.R. and O'Dowd,B.F.
  TITLE     Characterization of apelin, the ligand for the APJ receptor
  JOURNAL   J. Neurochem. 74 (1), 34-41 (2000)
   PUBMED   10617103
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 8271)
  AUTHORS   Lee,D.K., Cheng,R., Nguyen,T., Fan,T., Kariyawasam,A.P., Liu,Y.,
            Osmond,D.H., George,S.R. and O'Dowd,B.F.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (23-AUG-1999) Pharmacology, University of Toronto, 8
            Taddle Creek Rd. Rm. 4353, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..8271
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="genomic DNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
                     /chromosome="X"
                     /map="Xq25-q26.3"
     mRNA            join(1..225,5997..6168,6880..8271)
                     /product="apelin"
     CDS             join(159..225,5997..6163)
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="apelin"
                     /protein_id="AAF25815.1"
                     /translation="MNLRLCVQALLLLWLSLTAVCGGSLMPLPDGNGLEDGNVRHLVQ
                     PRGSRNGPGPWQGGRRKFRRQRPRLSHKGPMPF"
BASE COUNT         1770 a         2388 c         2350 g         1763 t
ORIGIN      
        1 agcggcgggg ctcagcgcgc acactcagcg gccggggagc ctcccgagct ctgcgcccgc
       61 acgcgccagc cgcggctcgc gcctttcttg gcctccgggc gcccgacctc tcctcccccg
      121 cgccggctcg ccggggccgc ggcggcccaa ggagcagcat gaatctgcgg ctctgcgtgc
      181 aggcgctcct gctgctctgg ctctccttga ccgcggtgtg tggaggtgag tgcgcgccct
      241 cccgctcgcc cgggctgcag ccggcgtgct cctttccctc cgccctattc gcactctccc
      301 cgcctcccgg ggagcccggc gcgagccgtg cagtagcagc cacgcgccgg ccagcgccag
      361 gcagcagatt gacagagcgc cccgagccat ggggcggctg gccacaagga ctgcttcttt
      421 tgcggggctc aactcggcct ttggcatcac ctgcccgtca ccttgtccct cctaaccgtc
      481 gctcgcagtc ccaggagctc aggaccacag gtgtgcgccg cgtgtcccac gccctgcacc
      541 ccgcgtggta gaggtggagg cgggggacat gcccgctccc tcgtggatcg atggaaggaa
      601 ctgaccagag tcgagtgggc tgggctccca tgttgaacgt cttctggtcc ctgaaggctg
      661 ggagcctccc gccagtccag gggcgcggga aaccggggat gatgtgccaa catgcagacg
      721 tgacacttgt tgcataggca ggagtgcgcg gagggggtgg cggcatggag cccagctgtt
      781 gctcctttcg gcctgcatgt gtgagcagag gcagcctccc ccaggcaggg ccgggcccag
      841 ccgggctggg ctggtcttct cctccctaac cccaaggtcc tggctggtct cctcccctgc
      901 acaggatgcc ctccccatag cctccatccc acccccagag acttggttct cttacatcct
      961 ggctccagcc ttcctttctg tcccaggcac ggacatgctt cactttagtc tccctgccgc
     1021 taggcaccaa aggaggaagc acagcacctg acccgacccc tccctgcagc tcaggaaagg
     1081 ggagtccttt tgccctcacc tgccaatact tggcactagt gcccatgtcc gcccctagcc
     1141 tggtccccaa ccacgcccca gcagccccat cccaggctgc ctgtcctctg tgtcaatgtc
     1201 tcctggggct gccagctccc acctccagct gccacagtcc tatgatctgg ctgtcattgc
     1261 tgcctgcctg gcaccacaca aggggaaggc caagaccagg tggactaacg ccaggaccat
     1321 ggctggagtc acagggaggt gggagcagaa agaaggagaa ggcagggcag tgagtttcct
     1381 ggggcaaggg cacagggccc taagtggttc caaaccctcc agaacaggag gatggcatgc
     1441 agcccaggag cctccgaggg gcccagccag ctctgcctgc ctctcatcgc aggccacctc
     1501 ctttctctgc tcttgctttt tggccctgct gtggctctgg gaacactgcc tggcttctca
     1561 gaaaggtgca gtggttgggg ctggcacctc ctgcctccag gtagctggcc ggtgatttct
     1621 ctattcaaga cctgaacacg aagtgagcca ccaccacagt aagaagtggg taggcttttt
     1681 ccacagaaac tcctgtcagg caggtaacag agggagcaaa agatacgaat gtaagatacg
     1741 aatgatacac cataccagcc tatcctcagg gagcctacca tctggtgtca ttggcaaggc
     1801 atgacacttg cacaatacca ccacaggcaa atagtccagg gtggtgcctt cagggaagaa
     1861 gaagactggg tgcagagagt gttccagagg aaggtagggc tcctggatct gcacacttgg
     1921 tgctcccccc agaggctgtg gggagacccc tggccaatag acaaccactc agaccctcct
     1981 gggtcccagc cattgggaca gtactagcaa aggggagaga gctggtttca agggaaggga
     2041 agtcagccag gatgcccgaa caccatgtgg ctggtccaga gcctgccact tcgtgcttta
     2101 attcccccgt cttcattagg tcatctgtcc actgtgattt ggataaattc gttgccctca
     2161 cattttgctc aagcctcgtg ctggaaactt tcagggctct cactgacttc tctactccct
     2221 gacttctcct ggagccaagg aagggcatgt ccctggaagt ggccaccagc caagggtcca
     2281 ggtacacatg tcctgctccc gctggctcct gtcctgggtt agaagcagga atcccagaac
     2341 cactttgtcc ttggcccgga ctggcatgct gtccccagcc agagtcccca gtcaaagttc
     2401 cagcctgaaa accacacttc ctcctctcca cagtctgtcc tgacttgaaa tgtccacccc
     2461 cgacccctct ccacgctgcc tctcatcacc ccgctaccac cacgtacact cctccactgc
     2521 ctcctgacct gggatacact ttgctcttgt gagtctgaga actcctggtc cagggccaag
     2581 tgtccctcgg tctctgagca cccctctttt tccccttctc ctccccctcc gcaggcccag
     2641 ctcaaagcct gcagtcacag tgggagtgtg aggagagcct actgtacccc tcctgctcag
     2701 ggaagggcat ctctactcca tccccagtcc tcagcactaa gcacccgtgt aacctgagcc
     2761 aggcctctcc tcgcaaagaa ctaaggcaag ggaagcagag ggccaccaga cagagcatga
     2821 tgtatcccag ggcagcaaag ctggcactgg agacagcaca gggccctgga gaaggcgact
     2881 gggatggggg gctgggcaga caaagagaca catgcaggac cacagagcag tggaggggca
     2941 ttgccagcag ggtccccacc ggagcatacg tttgggcttt taaagtcatc acaagacagg
     3001 ccagactgag agaggaaaaa caggtgcgtc attcctgatg agactggcat gttcctgaaa
     3061 agtcgcaagt acctctttgt gcattggcag ggttggagtt cagatagcat gaaagtcaaa
     3121 tcctgtcctc cccctgactg tggttctcag cgtggagatg ttgtagcttc gtggctgatg
     3181 gcacttcagc aggcaatggc tccaatctct ctaggctcga gattgtttgg aggattgctc
     3241 cagcctcctt ttacgtagca aatgagctgg aagaaaatat ttaagtgcat tagggctggc
     3301 ctccatttct aaaggggaat tcttttttac agtcaagact tctgcagtga tgagaatcaa
     3361 cagcctctaa tttgttcctt tggacagcat aaagccaggg tttcagatgt cagcttatct
     3421 gatggtgagc cagactcaga atcaaaagta ggaaacaggt gggtgacggg ctcagagtgc
     3481 gggaggagcc agcagatctc ggtgatgctg aggacaatga gtccccaacg caatgggagg
     3541 gatgcaagaa gcctggggct gctctccagg gcccggctgg gggttcagtc agctcagagt
     3601 ggttcttctc tgcagaccta gagtctagac atcttcctgg ccagagccac caaccctgct
     3661 ccccatcctg acatatggcc tctagccctc cctttctgac tgccagacac tcacaatctg
     3721 agcacctgga gatgatgccc tccccctcct ggcaccatgc ttctcttctc catgtctgcc
     3781 accaccctga gctacaatgg cctgcaccac tgccccatcc cttctgcacc cccagcagtc
     3841 gaaggtgcag aggtgagagc caagtgttga cttggttcac ttcacaaggc ccctaggtcc
     3901 ttcccctgct ccttatcagc atcattcaga tccgccctca gtgatcaggg tgagccttgt
     3961 ggggacccca gaactcaagg cagaggctga agcagctgca gtggggagct tagtgaaggt
     4021 ctttccttcc tttccctctc cagccccagc cccctcacag atggcgccaa gagggtagct
     4081 ctatgacagt cagacagaag cagccccctt gttccatcca tacttactgc tccaaagtgc
     4141 taagataatt cttcttttaa ttctcatagg ttatgaattt aagggataag ttggcacgga
     4201 agtgtggcta gttaaccaaa tgacccaagt caacagcggg gtcctcatgg gcctggcaat
     4261 ttttcttggg gaaagaggga aggagggtgc aggcttggag aatatgtgtt tatgtgtgtg
     4321 tgtgtggagg gggtgggtat gtctgggtgt gagtggggag aactgcaggc tcagaagcct
     4381 gggggaagag ggccctaagg ccaaacccac ccacttttgg cccaagagga ggctgaacac
     4441 ttggaaattg tgtgcaagca gaggaggact cacaaaaacc aaggagccaa ggaaggaaca
     4501 gagcgtgggg atgttggagg cagaggcaga ggggaagggg gagctgccag gggtatgatt
     4561 ggggtgtgag cagccaatgg gaggctctat ggaaactgtg agcaagtggt gggaattcct
     4621 gggtagatgg caatggggct cgagggacag ggatctagat gcaggcaaat cagatggtgt
     4681 gcagggggag agagactgtt attcattatc tctggcctca gatgctgtat ctgcacaggc
     4741 ctgtactgga cattgcacaa gtaccctgcc tggctgcctc ttccccagca ccatctcatc
     4801 tccacacact gcctgccacc accagccagg cttgtcttgg gggtggcagc tcagcttccc
     4861 tgcatggact gcaggcttca cgagagtcgg cctgcatgcc ttttccctca ctgcacccaa
     4921 ggataccctg caccacttgg attccattgt cagggctcag tctggtgtca ggaggcctct
     4981 actctaagcc tcctgacaga tgtggacaga tgtaaagagg agccccagag tgcagaatag
     5041 aagccagctg ggattgaaat ggaaggaatt tacatgagac acaggatgca gggtgtgatc
     5101 tgggaatttc aggaggtagg gcattggtgg ggaggtacca actgcaacag cccacccccc
     5161 tcctggtgca cagacatgct gctgaaggtg accattgttt catttattca ttctcaaata
     5221 ttcatgcaat atttattggt ctctaaatct ggtctcaggt ctctaaatct ggtcacagca
     5281 tgaggcaggc tgagtcagag acctctcccc cttaacccgc ctggcccagc cccatccact
     5341 gggaggactt ggcgccctag agatgcctaa ccaccgatga gacacccagg ggcgagatat
     5401 gagctcccta gtactcacaa gtgggtcatc ctgcatatca aaggatgtag gagtacaatg
     5461 acgtgatgtt cgggatttgc tttaaaatac tgcagtcaag gaaaatagaa aagggataac
     5521 taaagcatat gtgactccat ctggataact gttgaatctg ggtgatgggt ccatggcggt
     5581 gggagggtca ttgtaatgtc atatgtctga aatgtttgaa gtgtaccagt tgcaggggtg
     5641 ccgtggtgat tactgcctcc tgccccccag ccaagtacag gcgtgacaac ccaaagtgca
     5701 caccccccaa tgacgttcca aagaaagaac ccacttgtgc ctgtcagaaa catgatataa
     5761 ctgtcaaaag gacagaaagt cagctacatc aatggcaaga tgtgagtagt aggttccgtt
     5821 tgtcccagga cagtgcagaa atggcaaatt ttccctcaat atgaaaaaaa gaaacaaaga
     5881 aaatctatga gaagtgccac cacatggaca gaccacccct cccgcgggcc tgtggtctgc
     5941 agcccctgcc cgtttccaac aaccttcctc actaacaggc tttctccttc ctgcagggtc
     6001 cctgatgccg cttcccgatg ggaatgggct ggaagacggc aatgtccgcc acctggtgca
     6061 gcccagaggg tcaaggaatg ggccagggcc ctggcaggga ggtcggagga aattccgccg
     6121 ccagcggccc cgcctctccc ataagggacc catgcctttc tgaagcaggt acttgagcct
     6181 ctgttcagtg gacagtgcta aagcggaggg agaaggacag cctagaagcc gggtgatcct
     6241 gccgctcatc actggccaga cacatccatc aaacagtcct ggcgccacac tcacagaggc
     6301 ttagagctgg caagagagct tatggggcag ctgtctagcc cctttatttt acagacgatc
     6361 tcctcgtctg aggcctagag aggggcttga tacttggggc cagtctccct tccaccctgc
     6421 tgcctggggt tggggaggct ggcctgctta gagatttcta gacatcctgg tggaccttaa
     6481 tggctgggga ggggtgccca gggcaaacct acagatgtcc agtgtagatt gtcgccagag
     6541 ttggggaagg aggcagagag ctctaggggc tctcaggcag agaacaagag gacagttgtg
     6601 gctgtggttg cccggagctg tgagaaggag ggaagaacca aggtggcagc agagagagga
     6661 gagctgaagc ctgccccttc cctggtctgc tggctgtccc actgcagtgg ggacaggcag
     6721 gcaccaactc aggggccttg ggattgaggt ttgggctgag tggagtttgg gggaaagaga
     6781 aggcggtctc ctctctcctc tcctttcctg gggagttcct ttggcctagg atatgtccat
     6841 gacttctctc ttgtcatttt tgtctcctta ggactgaagg ggcccccaag tgcccacccc
     6901 cggcggttat gtctcctcca tagattggtc tgcttctctg gaggcctcac gtccattcag
     6961 ctctcacctc gcacctgctg tagccaccag tgggcccagc tcttctcacc tgcctgcttc
     7021 ccccagtggc gtgctcctgg ctgtagtttg gatgattccc gttctctcac aagaatccgt
     7081 ccagtccatc ttcctggccc ctccctggac tgactttgga gacctagccc cagaaagcct
     7141 cccttcttct ccaggtcccc tccgccctag tccctgcctg tctcatctaa cgccccaaac
     7201 cttcatttgg gccttccttc ctcatgtctg ccctgagcgc ggggtggaag tgctcccttc
     7261 tgtgggctcc agcagatccc ttgttttcct gtcagttgga cccctcacct ggcctccagg
     7321 gaagaatgca gagaaaagca aggagagact ctagttaaga ggtgctggct gcggggatcc
     7381 agacagggca cattgggggc atggaagtgc cagggtggtt ttcaggagct ctggtgaagt
     7441 gggtggagca tcagcgtttg ctcagttaag ggagaggtag agaggggccc gtgaagtcct
     7501 ttgtcacttc tcttgcctta gtgtgcctcc caatactccc ttcttcctgc ccccacaccc
     7561 catccccagc tagcccaagc tccaggtcag gaggggaggg tgctgggcct gacatggcta
     7621 tataccctcc caggagtaaa agccaagcaa gaggttgttt ttgccaagaa tcacagaatg
     7681 ttagagctga caggaccctt gaaggtcact tagccttctt aggcaaacgc ctgcaaaaca
     7741 gaagcctgga gaggggagtg acctgctcag agtcattgca gagccgggat ggggaccagg
     7801 tctcccatct cctactttat gacgccctct tccctcttga tgatgtcttt tcaaagcaaa
     7861 tgaagtgcct tttcccgagg ctggggctgg gggtggctgg gaggggaagg gaagggagag
     7921 gcaagctggc tgtgaactgt cctgttgtgg ggctggagct gctcccacct ccctgaccta
     7981 cccctgctgc accattcccc cagctgggct ggaaggttcc ataactggcc agctgccccc
     8041 ataactggca gcattcccag acccagggta ctctaatagg ggcggctcag gcactgagac
     8101 taccgctcaa ccccagggtg gttttcagga gtccgaggta gccttcaatc actggactcc
     8161 atggccttcc cttcgtgttg accggacctt ccttccaggg cttttccttt gggggaggcg
     8221 gagaggggag aagaaggaag ggaagggcag aaggaaggag ggaagaaaag a
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