Molecular cloning of a hemopexin-like cDNA from rainbow trout liver

Hemopexin is an abundant heme-binding serum protein synthesized in the liver and for which the sequence is determined only for mammals. Little is known about fish heme-binding proteins. We have cloned a rainbow trout complementary DNA that encodes a 445 amino acid polypeptide exhibiting an overall 30% homology with human hemopexin and 69% with the goldfish warm temperature acclimation-related 65-kDa protein. Structural homology, deduced from hydrophobic cluster analysis (HCA), was strong between the trout and human proteins since global HCA scores of 76% were obtained when the N- or C-terminal halves of the two proteins were compared. Moreover, several characteristics of hemopexin were found in the trout protein; finally, the trout hemopexin-like messenger RNA was specifically expressed in the liver. We conclude that the trout protein is a good candidate for a true fish hemopexin.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1996

Erschienen:

1996

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

DNA sequence : the journal of DNA sequencing and mapping - 6(1996), 6 vom: 24., Seite 311-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miot, S [VerfasserIn]
Duval, J [VerfasserIn]
Le Goff, P [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

9013-71-2
DNA, Complementary
DNA Probes
Hemopexin
Journal Article
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.07.1997

Date Revised 24.10.2019

published: Print

GENBANK: Z68112

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM089544056