Tropomodulin 3 (TMOD3)

By RNA dot blot analysis, Conley et al. (2001) confirmed expression of TMOD3, which they designated UTMOD, in all adult and fetal tissues examined. Expression was relatively uniform in all tissues tested, showing less than a 4-fold difference between the highest and lowest levels.

Using EST database searches, sequencing, and RT-PCR, Cox and Zoghbi (2000) cloned human and mouse cDNAs corresponding to the TMOD3 gene. Human TMOD3 encodes a deduced 352-amino acid protein. Northern blot analysis on human tissues detected ubiquitous expression of 7 TMOD3 transcripts ranging in size from approximately 1 to 9.5 kb. In the mouse, Tmod3 expression was present as early as embryonic day 7 and continued throughout development.