Molecular characterization and mRNA transcript profile of vitellogenin in Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis |
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Authors: | Xie Song Sun Lina Liu Fengsong Dong Bo |
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Affiliation: | (1) College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China;(2) Baoding University, Baoding, 071000, China;(3) Experimental Marine Biology Laboratory, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China |
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Abstract: | A full-length cDNA encoding vitellogenin (Vg) was cloned from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis using RACE method. The full-length cDNA consist of 7,942 nucleotides including a 7,761 bp open reading frame, which encodes 2,587 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high (from 94% to 37%) identity with other known crustacean Vgs. In addition, a consensus cleavage site (R-X-K/R-R) recognized by an endopeptidase and a member of subtilisin family of serine protease were identified in the deduced Vg precursor. RT-PCR analysis shown that Vg mRNA can be detected in both ovary and hepatopancreas of vitellogenic females but not in other experimental tissues including muscle, heart, lymph organ, gill, haemocytes and intestine. These results suggest that the Vg gene may be expressed exclusively in mature females, and both ovary and hepatopancreas are the possible tissues for Vg synthesis in F. chinensis. In addition, Vg gene is detected in genomic DNA of both females and males. |
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Keywords: | Vitellogenin Cloning Fenneropenaeus chinensis |
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