Abstract
Two highly conserved forms of cellular retinoic acid binding protein (CRABP-I and CRABP-II) have been described, and one, CRABP-II, is highly expressed in human skin. We have utilized a 10-kb fragment containing the human CRABP-II (hCRABP-II) gene (isolated from a human genomic library) to localize hCRABP-II to human chromosome 1 band q21 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Localization to 1q was confirmed by hybridization of a hCRABP-II cDNA clone against a human-mouse hybrid cell line containing a t(1;6)(q21;q13) translocation chromosome. The hCRABP-II gene is therefore localized to a band known to contain several other genes that are expressed in the context of epidermal differentiation, including profilaggrin, loricrin, involucrin, and calcyclin.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 487-490 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Human genetics |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Genetics(clinical)