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10209259

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-27
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Transferrin and ferritin cDNAs have been isolated and characterised from the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), the first marsupial examples of these genes. The transferrin cDNA encodes a 711 amino acid pre-protein which shows high levels of amino acid identity with eutherian transferrins (58-60%) and lactoferrins (54-56%). Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the possum transferrin has evolved independently along a pathway distinct from that of the eutherian transferrins and lactoferrins. Possum H-ferritin is a 182 residue protein which shares 86-94% amino acid identity with mammalian, avian and amphibian sequences. Ferritin mRNA was detected in all tissues tested, whereas transferrin was highly expressed in possum liver and mammary gland, and at lower levels in heart, testis and lung. In the possum mammary gland, ferritin mRNA was expressed throughout lactation with higher levels during the first 30 days which coincides with the high iron concentration of milk at this time. The transferrin gene was differentially expressed during lactation with peak mRNA levels detected during the first 6 days of lactation and after day 106 throughout late lactation. The pattern of transferrin mRNA expression in the mammary gland was identical to that of another whey protein, the late lactation protein, suggesting that the transcription of these genes may be regulated by a similar mechanism in this tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
1445
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and expression of the transferrin and ferritin genes in a marsupial, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula).
pubmed:affiliation
Dairy Science Group, AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand. demmerj@agresearch.cri.nz
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't