The adenylyl cyclase type VI gene expressed in human normal thyroid tissue
was cloned and sequenced. The cDNA sequence (6463 nt) is susceptible to cod
e for a 1168 aa protein. Northern blots using specific probes showed that t
he expression of adenylyl cyclase type VI gene was significantly higher in
one hyperfunctioning thyroid tumor than in normal thyroid tissue, in one fo
llicular cold adenoma or in one papillary carcinoma. (C) 2000 Elsevier Scie
nce B.V. All rights reserved.