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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-8
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The present study was carried out to characterize the DGAT1 gene of Riverine buffalo. Total RNA was extracted from the mammary tissue of buffalo and DGAT1cDNA were synthesized by RT-PCR, then cloned using pDRIVE cloning vector and sequenced. The sequencing revealed that the size of DGAT1 gene was 1470 bp with GC content of 62.30%. The gene encoded for 489 amino acid precursors and that it possessed 32 amino acids signal peptide. The similarity of buffalo DGAT1 mRNA sequence with that of cattle, pig, monkey, human, mice and rat were determined as 98.4, 90.7, 85.4, 85.0, 77.4 and 77.1%, respectively. Phylogenetic tree constructed from the derived DGAT1 protein sequences of 15 different species illustrated a unique branches for mammals, fly, nematode and plants. Among mammals, cattle and buffalo grouped together, whereas swine formed another group in the same branch. Four motifs were predicted in buffalo DGAT1 peptide sequence, one N-linked glycosylation site (246th position), two putative tyrosine phosphorylation site (316 and 261), one putative diacylglycerol binding site (382-392 amino acid position) and a conserved domain MBOAT (membrane bound acyl transferase from 150 to 474 amino acids) with a histidine as an active residue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1042-5179
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-84
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and characterization of DGAT1 gene of Riverine buffalo.
pubmed:affiliation
Animal Genetics Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India. t_venkatachalapathy@yahoo.co.in
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article