Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Molecular Cloning and Alternative Splicing of Growth Hormone Transcripts in Greenling, Hexagrammos otakii

쥐노래미 (Hexagrammos otakii) 성장호르몬 cDNA유전자의 염기서열 변이 및 발현 특성

  • Nam Yoon Kwon (Fish Cenetic Manipulation Laboratory, Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim Dong Soo (Fish Cenetic Manipulation Laboratory, Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 2002.11.01
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Abstract

Different types of transcripts encoding growth hormone (GH) were identified from cDNA libraries constructed with pituitaries of a marine fish species, greenling (Hexagrammos otakii). GH-homologous cDNA clones were isolated using the high-density filter hybridization and the expressed sequence tag techniques. Of 39 full-length positive cDNA clones, 31 clones ($79\%$) displayed an identical sequence, however, remaining 8 clones exhibited several polymorphisms in their sequences including (1) the length and sequence variability in the 5' upstream region, (2) insertional sequences in open reading frame, and (3) deletion and/or single nucleotide polymorphism in the untranslated 3' region. Based on RT-PCT and RNA dot blot analyses, these transcripts were proven to be expressed in a pituitary-specific manner.

우리나라 주요 해산 어종인 쥐노래미 (Hexagrammos otakii)로부터 성장호르몬 유전자 CDNA를 클로닝하고 이의 염기서열과 발현 특성을 분석하였다. 뇌하수체 조직으로부터 CDNA library를 제작하였으며 membrane filter hybridization 및 expressed sequence tag기술을 이용하여 성장호르몬 CDNA transcript들을 대량 발굴하였다. 총 확보된 full-length clone 39개중 31개가 동일한 형태로 나타났으나 나머지 클론들에서는 5'쪽의 염기서열 변이, ORF내의 염기서열 삽입, 3'쪽의 여기서열의 변이 등이 검출되었다. RT-PCR과 RNA dot blot 분석을 수행한 결과 본 연구에서 얻어진 쥐노래미 성장호르몬 transcript들은 뇌하수체 특이적인 전형적인 어류 성장호르몬 발현 특성을 나타내었다.

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