کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5907998 1160933 2006 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Molecular characterization of the porcine surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein C gene
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی ژنتیک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Molecular characterization of the porcine surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein C gene
چکیده انگلیسی
The surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein C (SFTPC) is a peptide secreted by the alveolar type II pneumocytes of the lung. We have characterized the porcine SFTPC gene at genomic, transcriptional, and protein levels. The porcine SFTPC is a single-copy gene on pig chromosome 14. Two transcripts were found in a newborn pig lung cDNA library: a full-length clone and a clone missing exon 5. cDNA sequence comparison revealed four synonymous and two nonsynonymous substitutions and in-frame insertions at the beginning of exon 5. Comparison of the SFTPC coding region between several mammals showed high levels of conservation. Northern blot studies showed lung-specific expression of the full-length SFTPC transcript, appearing in 50-day-old fetus and increasing during lung development. Both SFTPC transcripts were detected mainly in lung by real-time RT-PCR and they were significantly down-regulated in necrotic lungs of pigs infected with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Additionally, the protein levels were also decreased or absent in the necrotic tissue.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Genomics - Volume 88, Issue 5, November 2006, Pages 659-668
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