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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-10
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Defensins are a family of evolutionary ancient antimicrobial peptides consisting of three sub-families: alpha-, beta- and theta-defensins. This investigation was focused on the genomic characterization of equine beta-defensins and the investigation of the potential clustering of beta-defensin genes in the equine genome. Six genomic BAC clones were isolated from the CHORI-241 library and one of these was mapped by FISH to ECA 27q17. This location was confirmed by RH-mapping. The contiguous 212 kb sequence of this clone was determined. Sequence analysis revealed the identification of ten pseudogenes and nine genes, six of which were highly homologous to human beta-defensin DEFB4. Clustering of the beta-defensin genes was confirmed and the order of the genes on the analyzed BAC was related to the corresponding defensin cluster on HSA 8. The knowledge about the sequence and the genomic structure of the equine beta-defensin genes will improve the classification of different paralogous defensin genes and is a prerequisite for subsequent functional studies. Additionally, the first alpha-defensin-like sequence outside the groups of primates, lagomorphs and rodents (glires) was identified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0378-1119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
376
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
192-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Chromosomes, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Codon, Terminator, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Computational Biology, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Databases, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Evolution, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Gene Duplication, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Gene Order, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Genome, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Horses, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Multigene Family, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Pseudogenes, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Radiation Hybrid Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-alpha-Defensins, pubmed-meshheading:16723195-beta-Defensins
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Sequence analysis of a 212 kb defensin gene cluster on ECA 27q17.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't