Molecular cloning of a canine metallothionein cDNA

被引:7
作者
Kobayashi, K
Shimada, A
Yamano, Y
Umemura, T
机构
[1] TOTTORI UNIV, DEPT VET PATHOL, TOTTORI 680, JAPAN
[2] TOTTORI UNIV, DEPT METAB BIOCHEM, TOTTORI 680, JAPAN
关键词
canine; cDNA; metallothionein;
D O I
10.1292/jvms.59.819
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
A canine metallothionein cDNA obtained from the liver of a cadmium-treated beagle was cloned and sequenced. Asn at position 4 conserved among all mammalian metallothionein-i and metallothionein-2 is replaced by Asp in the canine metallothionein cDNA clone. Because the acidic amino acid doesn't exist at either position 10 or 11 in the deduced amino acid sequence, it is supposed that this cDNA is derived from canine metallothionein-1 mRNA. Northern blot analysis using the cDNA as a probe revealed the induction of the canine metallothionein mRNA expression in the liver and kidney of a cadmium-treated beagle. Thus, the canine metallothionein cDNA obtained in the present study should provide an useful tool for the molecular investigation of metallothionein in dog.
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页码:819 / 823
页数:5
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