The full-length cDNA of 909 bp of the osteopontin gene(OPN) was isolated from of Large White Pig and analyzed with bioinformatics methods.The results showed high proportions of Asp,Glu and Ser and verified presence of...The full-length cDNA of 909 bp of the osteopontin gene(OPN) was isolated from of Large White Pig and analyzed with bioinformatics methods.The results showed high proportions of Asp,Glu and Ser and verified presence of the special sequence Arg-Gly-Asp(RGD) in the primary structure of OPN.There were high proportions of alpha helices and strong hydrophilicity in the secondary structure. The signature sequence of OPN([KQ]-x-[TA]-x(2)-[GA]-S-S-E-E-K) was located in the first region of high homology.Two phylogenetic trees were constructed,based on the entire OPN protein sequence and the conserved signature sequence,and showed that the relationship between pig and cow was the closest, but farthest between pig and chicken.OPN mRNA was expressed in many tissues of the pig:higher in the stomach,kidney,lung,small intestine and ovary,and lower in the heart,spleen and large intestine.The OPN protein size differed in different tissues:70 kDa in liver and muscle,70 and 45 kDa in stomach,small intestines and kidney,70,45 and 24 kDa in lung,heart and uterus.展开更多
基金supported by Scientific and Technological Project in Heilongjiang Province (GB05B 106)Postdoctoral Fund of Heilongjiang Province(LRB07-392)
文摘The full-length cDNA of 909 bp of the osteopontin gene(OPN) was isolated from of Large White Pig and analyzed with bioinformatics methods.The results showed high proportions of Asp,Glu and Ser and verified presence of the special sequence Arg-Gly-Asp(RGD) in the primary structure of OPN.There were high proportions of alpha helices and strong hydrophilicity in the secondary structure. The signature sequence of OPN([KQ]-x-[TA]-x(2)-[GA]-S-S-E-E-K) was located in the first region of high homology.Two phylogenetic trees were constructed,based on the entire OPN protein sequence and the conserved signature sequence,and showed that the relationship between pig and cow was the closest, but farthest between pig and chicken.OPN mRNA was expressed in many tissues of the pig:higher in the stomach,kidney,lung,small intestine and ovary,and lower in the heart,spleen and large intestine.The OPN protein size differed in different tissues:70 kDa in liver and muscle,70 and 45 kDa in stomach,small intestines and kidney,70,45 and 24 kDa in lung,heart and uterus.
