LOCUS       AF387507                3421 bp    mRNA    linear   HUM 01-JUL-2001
DEFINITION  Homo sapiens PIWI protein mRNA, complete cds.
ACCESSION   AF387507
VERSION     AF387507.1
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 3421)
  AUTHORS   Sha,J.H.
  TITLE     Cloning and identification of human piwi protein related to testis
            development
  JOURNAL   Unpublished
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 3421)
  AUTHORS   Sha,J.H., Li,J.M. and Zhou,Z.M.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (30-MAY-2001) Key Lab of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing
            Medical University, 140 Han Zhong Road, Nanjing Medical University,
            Jiangsu 210029, China
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..3421
                     /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000078759"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
                     /tissue_type="testis"
                     /dev_stage="adult"
     CDS             64..2649
                     /note="higher expression in adult testis than 6 month old
                     embryo testis"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="PIWI protein"
                     /protein_id="AAK69348.1"
                     /translation="MTGRARARARGRARGQETAQLVGSTASQQPGYIQPRPQPPPAEG
                     ELFGRGRQRGTAGGTAKSQGLQISAGFQELSLAERGGRRRDFHDLGVNTRQNLDHVKE
                     SKTGSSGIIVRLSTNHFRLTSRPQWALYQYHIDYNPLMEARRLRSALLFQHEDLIGKC
                     HAFDGTILFLPKRLQQKVTEVFSKTRNGEDVRITITLTNELPPTSPTCLQFYNIIFRR
                     LLKIMNLQQIGRNYYNPNDPIDIPSHRLVIWPGFTTSILQYENSIMLCTDVSHKVLRS
                     ETVLDFMFNFYHQTEEHKFQEQVSKELIGLVVLTKYNNKTYRVDDIDWDQNPKSTFKK
                     ADGSEVSFLEYYRKQYNQEITDLKQPVLVSQPKRRRGPGGTLPGPAMLIPELCYLTGL
                     TDKMRNDFNVMKDLAVHTRLTPEQRQREVGRLIDYIHKNDNVQRELRDWGLSFDSNLL
                     SFSGRILQTEKIHQGGKTFDYNPQFADWSKETRGAPLISVKPLDNWLLIYTRRNYEAA
                     NSLIQNLFKVTPAMGMQMRKAIMIEVDDRTEAYLRVLQQKVTADTQIVVCLLSSNRKD
                     KYDAIKKYLCTDCPTPSQCVVARTLGKQQTVMAIATKIALQMNCKMGGELWRVDIPLK
                     LVMIVGIDCYHDMTAGRRSIAGFVASINEGMTRWFSRCIFQDRGQELVDGLKVCLQAA
                     LRAWNSCNEYMPSRIIVYRDGVGDGQLKTLVNYEVPQFLDCLKSIGRGYNPRLTVIVV
                     KKRVNTRFFAQSGGRLQNPLPGTVIDVEVTRPEWYDFFIVSQAVRSGSVSPTHYNVIY
                     DNSGLKPDHIQRLTYKLCHIYYNWPGVIRVPAPCQYAHKLAFLVGQSIHREPNLSLSN
                     RLYYL"
     regulatory      3354..3359
                     /regulatory_class="polyA_signal_sequence"
BASE COUNT         1071 a          661 c          767 g          922 t
ORIGIN      
        1 gggggggctg aggtgcaagg accaggacta gggcgagggc agcggtccaa gaaatagaaa
       61 acaatgactg ggagagcccg agccagagcc agaggaaggg cccgcggtca ggagacagcg
      121 cagctggtgg gctccactgc cagtcagcaa cctggttata ttcagcctag gcctcagccg
      181 ccaccagcag agggggaatt atttggccgt ggacggcaga gaggaacagc aggaggaaca
      241 gccaagtcac aaggactcca gatatctgct ggatttcagg agttatcgtt agcagagaga
      301 ggaggtcgtc gtagagattt tcatgatctt ggtgtgaata caaggcagaa cctagaccat
      361 gttaaagaat caaaaacagg ttcttcaggc attatagtaa ggttaagcac taaccatttc
      421 cggctgacat cccgtcccca gtgggcctta tatcagtatc acattgacta taacccactg
      481 atggaagcca gaagactccg ttcagctctt ctttttcaac acgaagatct aattggaaag
      541 tgccatgctt ttgatggaac gatattattt ttacctaaaa gactacagca aaaggttact
      601 gaagttttta gtaagacccg gaatggagag gatgtgagga taacgatcac tttaacaaat
      661 gaacttccac ctacatcacc aacttgtttg cagttctata atattatttt caggaggctt
      721 ttgaaaatca tgaatttgca acaaattgga cgaaattatt ataacccaaa tgacccaatt
      781 gatattccaa gtcacaggtt ggtgatttgg cctggcttca ctacttccat ccttcagtat
      841 gaaaacagca tcatgctctg cactgacgtt agccataaag tccttcgaag tgagactgtt
      901 ttggatttca tgttcaactt ttatcatcag acagaagaac ataaatttca agaacaagtt
      961 tccaaagaac taataggttt agttgttctt accaagtata acaataagac atacagagtg
     1021 gatgatattg actgggacca gaatcccaag agcaccttta agaaagccga cggctctgaa
     1081 gtcagcttct tagaatacta caggaagcaa tacaaccaag agatcaccga cttgaagcag
     1141 cctgtcttgg tcagccagcc caagagaagg cggggccctg gggggacact gccagggcct
     1201 gccatgctca ttcctgagct ctgctatctt acaggtctaa ctgataaaat gcgtaatgat
     1261 tttaacgtga tgaaagactt agccgttcat acaagactaa ctccagagca aaggcagcgt
     1321 gaagtgggac gactcattga ttacattcat aaaaacgata atgttcaaag ggagcttcga
     1381 gactggggtt tgagctttga ttccaactta ctgtccttct caggaagaat tttgcaaaca
     1441 gaaaagattc accaaggtgg aaaaacattt gattacaatc cacaatttgc agattggtcc
     1501 aaagaaacaa gaggtgcacc attaattagt gttaagccac tagataactg gctgttgatc
     1561 tatacgcgaa gaaattatga agcagccaat tcattgatac aaaatctatt taaagttaca
     1621 ccagccatgg gcatgcaaat gagaaaagca ataatgattg aagtggatga cagaactgaa
     1681 gcctacttaa gagtcttaca gcaaaaggtc acagcagaca cccagatagt tgtctgtctg
     1741 ttgtcaagta atcggaagga caaatacgat gctattaaaa aatacctgtg tacagattgc
     1801 cctaccccaa gtcagtgtgt ggtggcccga accttaggca aacagcaaac tgtcatggcc
     1861 attgctacaa agattgccct acagatgaac tgcaagatgg gaggagagct ctggagggtg
     1921 gacatccccc tgaagctcgt gatgatcgtt ggcatcgatt gttaccatga catgacagct
     1981 gggcggaggt caatcgcagg atttgttgcc agcatcaatg aagggatgac ccgctggttc
     2041 tcacgctgca tatttcagga tagaggacag gagctggtag atgggctcaa agtctgcctg
     2101 caagcggctc tgagggcttg gaatagctgc aatgagtaca tgcccagccg gatcatcgtg
     2161 taccgcgatg gcgtaggaga cggccagctg aaaacactgg tgaactacga agtgccacag
     2221 tttttggatt gtctaaaatc cattggtaga ggttacaacc ctagactaac ggtaattgtg
     2281 gtgaagaaaa gagtgaacac cagatttttt gctcagtctg gaggaagact tcagaatcca
     2341 cttcctggaa cagttattga tgtagaggtt accagaccag aatggtatga cttttttatc
     2401 gtgagccagg ctgtgagaag tggtagtgtt tctcccacac attacaatgt catctatgac
     2461 aacagcggcc tgaagccaga ccacatacag cgcttgacct acaagctgtg ccacatctat
     2521 tacaactggc caggtgtcat tcgtgttcct gctccttgcc agtacgccca caagctggct
     2581 tttcttgttg gccagagtat tcacagagag ccaaatctgt cactgtcaaa ccgcctttac
     2641 tacctctaac ctgcagaaga cgatgcagcc gcttttcttt ttgaaatgac tttgggattt
     2701 ttttaagctt ttatttactt tttttttaac tgttatcttt ctggatgaaa cttgggaagg
     2761 ggattaggag atctagcatt ttatttctag cattgctatt caccggcttc cttattttat
     2821 atgtaaaaat taagatttta tattttatct tcttgtttct catagatatt ttgtgagcat
     2881 ttttttgttt attttgaaga aatgtggata agatacttgg tagtatgaaa cagactctct
     2941 gagagtattt gaaatgtgtt tggagattta cttaaacgta ctttcaggag tgagcaagtc
     3001 ctacttataa acctatatta actttatttt tgagatacct gttttgaatt taaaggagat
     3061 aagaggcgta aagtaggatg ctcactacaa ccataggtgg ggtttcagct catatcttaa
     3121 agataaaagg tactattata taacctatac acaagataca ggagaaaata tgcttgattt
     3181 ttatttggca ggggggctag gttgtatggg agtaaaaaaa aacattgaaa atttttaaat
     3241 tgtccaaaga aacattttaa gactctttaa caaaaaaggc catgagtaaa tctctatatt
     3301 aacattacta tttattttgt tttggaactg ggacatgatt ctatttgtta taaaataaaa
     3361 ttgatgtgat tgtcacctta aaaaaaaaaa aaaccaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa
     3421 a
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