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- Title
Cloning of estrogen receptor-β cDNA of common Japanese congerConger myriasterand expression of the gene during oocyte development.
- Authors
Mikawa, Naomi; Utoh, Tomoko; Horie, Noriyuki; Okamura, Akihiro; Yamada, Yoshiaki; Akazawa, Atsushi; Tanaka, Satoru; Tsukamoto, Katsumi; Hirono, Ikuo; Aoki, Takashi
- Abstract
Estrogen receptor (ER) cDNA was cloned from the liver of common Japanese conger Congermyriaster. Common Japanese conger ER cDNA contains 2543 nucleotides including an open reading frame that encodes 596 amino acids, with a molecular weight of 66.1 kDa. The deduced amino-acid sequence of the common Japanese conger ER shares 85% identity with that of eel Anguilla japonica ER-β, and 39-46% and 53-59% identity with the deduced sequences of ER-α and ER-β of other species, respectively. In a phylogenetic analysis, the common Japanese conger ER was found to cluster with the ER-β of other species. The common Japanese conger ER-β also has six domains (A-F), which are conserved in the nuclear receptor superfamily. The amino-acid sequences in the C and E domains were highly conserved between common Japanese conger ER-β and other ER. However, the other domains showed low homology. In the female common Japanese conger, ER- β mRNA was highly expressed in the liver and pituitary gland. The expression levels of the ER-β gene increased from the oil droplet stage to the primary yolk globule stage and were maintained until the migratory nucleus stage.
- Subjects
FISHERIES; AMINO acids; NUCLEOTIDES; NUCLEIC acids; STEROID hormones; MESSENGER RNA
- Publication
Fisheries Science, 2004, Vol 70, Issue 6, p960
- ISSN
0919-9268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1444-2906.2004.00895.x