An increasing number of sequence-related, cysteine-rich membrane proteins containing metalloproteinase-like and disintegrin-like domains (the MDC protein family) have been identified in mammalian tissues. Here, we report the cloning and sequence analysis of cDNAs encoding several rat orthologues of this protein family, some of which are found to be expressed exclusively in the male reproductive tract, others exhibiting a broader tissue distribution. We also examine their expression in prepubertal and adult vat testis, which, in conjunction with the data on tissue distribution, form a necessary prelude to further studies aimed at establishing their individual functions. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Erzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey
Ozcicek, Adalet
Cetin, Nihal
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Erzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pharmacol, TR-24030 Erzincan, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey
Cetin, Nihal
Cimen, Ferda Keskin
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Mengucek Gazi Training & Res Hosp, Dept Pathol, Erzincan, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey
Cimen, Ferda Keskin
Tumkaya, Levent
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Histol & Embryol, Rize, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey
Tumkaya, Levent
Malkoc, Ismail
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Ataturk Univ, Fac Med, Dept Anat, Erzurum, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey
Malkoc, Ismail
Gulaboglu, Mine
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Ataturk Univ, Fac Pharm, Dept Biochem, Erzurum, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey
Gulaboglu, Mine
Yarali, Oguzhan
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Istanbul Medeniyet Univ, Goztepe Training & Res Hosp, Dept Med Genet, Istanbul, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey
Yarali, Oguzhan
Suleyman, Bahadir
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Erzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pharmacol, TR-24030 Erzincan, TurkeyErzincan Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Haci Ali Akin St, TR-24030 Erzincan, Turkey