کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1941176 1050800 2006 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Precursor structure of egg proteins in the coral Galaxea fascicularis
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Precursor structure of egg proteins in the coral Galaxea fascicularis
چکیده انگلیسی

In the egg of the reef coral Galaxea fascicularis, four proteins (named GfEP-1 to -4) are stored in high abundance. In the present study, a cDNA containing a full-length open reading frame for GfEP-1 was cloned, and the translated protein sequence was compared to the N-terminal sequences of GfEP-2, -3, and -4. GfEP-1 and -2 were shown to be generated by processing of a precursor of 1439 amino acids, and GfEP-3 turned out to be a partial fragment of GfEP-2. The precursor protein contained regions which exhibited similarities to vitellogenins (Vgs) in bilaterian animals (oviparous vertebrates and invertebrates including nematodes, arthropods, and molluscs). This study reports the first cloning and characterization of a full-length cDNA encoding a Vg in a non-bilaterian animal, and argues that the emergence of Vg as a precursor of egg yolk proteins predated the divergence of the cnidarian and bilaterian lineages.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 344, Issue 1, 26 May 2006, Pages 173–180
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