cDNA cloning

Identification, molecular characterization, and tissue expression of parathyroid hormone-related protein gene (PTHrP) from water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

J. Liu, Qian, L. D., Huo, J. L., Bi, B. L., Li, D. L., Wang, S. F., Chen, T., Li, L. J., Mao, H. M., and Miao, Y. W., “Identification, molecular characterization, and tissue expression of parathyroid hormone-related protein gene (PTHrP) from water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)”, vol. 14, pp. 2290-2301, 2015.

Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is involved in the deposition of milk calcium in mammal lactation, but its role in buffalo is unclear. In this study, the full-length coding sequence of the water buffalo PTHrP gene was first isolated using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The protein was then subjected to molecular characterization using bioinformatic methods, and the tissue expression pattern was further assayed by semi-quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.

Full-length cDNA cloning and structural characterization of preproinsulin in Alligator sinensis

R. Zhang, Zhang, S. Z., Li, E., Wang, C., Wang, C. L., and Wu, X. B., “Full-length cDNA cloning and structural characterization of preproinsulin in Alligator sinensis”, vol. 13, pp. 8845-8855, 2014.

Insulin is an important endocrine hormone that plays a critical physiological role in regulating metabolism and glucostasis in vertebrates. In this study, the complete cDNA of Alligator sinensis preproinsulin gene was cloned for the first time by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and rapid amplification of cDNA ends methods; the amino acid sequence encoded and protein structure were analyzed.

cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) mitochondrial ATP synthase ATP5G1

W. - R. Hou, Hou, Y. - L., Ding, X., and Wang, T., “cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) mitochondrial ATP synthase ATP5G1”, vol. 11, pp. 3164-3174, 2012.

The ATP5G1 gene is one of the three genes that encode mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit c of the proton channel. We cloned the cDNA and determined the genomic sequence of the ATP5G1 gene from the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) using RT-PCR technology and touchdown-PCR, respectively. The cloned cDNA fragment contains an open reading frame of 411 bp encoding 136 amino acids; the length of the genomic sequence is of 1838 bp, containing three exons and two introns.

Cloning of a phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase gene based on fiber strength transcriptome QTL mapping in the cotton species Gossypium barbadense

H. W. Liu, Shi, R. F., Wang, X. F., Pan, Y. X., Zang, G. Y., and Ma, Z. Y., “Cloning of a phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase gene based on fiber strength transcriptome QTL mapping in the cotton species Gossypium barbadense”, vol. 11, pp. 3367-3378, 2012.

Sea Island cotton (Gossypium barbadense) is highly valued for its superior fiber qualities, especially fiber strength. Based on a transcript-derived fragment originated from transcriptome QTL mapping, a fiber strength related candidate gene of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase cDNA, designated as GbPI4K, was first cloned, and its expression was characterized in the secondary cell wall thickening stage of G. barbadense fibers. The ORF of GbPI4K was found to be 1926 bp in length and encoded a predicted protein of 641 amino acid residues.

Giant panda ribosomal protein S14: cDNA, genomic sequence cloning, sequence analysis, and overexpression

G. - F. Wu, Hou, Y. - L., Hou, W. - R., Song, Y., and Zhang, T., “Giant panda ribosomal protein S14: cDNA, genomic sequence cloning, sequence analysis, and overexpression”, vol. 9, pp. 2004-2015, 2010.

RPS14 is a component of the 40S ribosomal subunit encoded by the RPS14 gene and is required for its maturation. The cDNA and the genomic sequence of RPS14 were cloned successfully from the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) using RT-PCR technology and touchdown-PCR, respectively; they were both sequenced and analyzed. The length of the cloned cDNA fragment was 492 bp; it contained an open-reading frame of 456 bp, encoding 151 amino acids. The length of the genomic sequence is 3421 bp; it contains four exons and three introns.

cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of the ribosomal protein S13 gene in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Y. Song, Hou, Y. - L., Hou, W. - R., Wu, G. - F., and Zhang, T., “cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of the ribosomal protein S13 gene in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)”, vol. 10, pp. 121-132, 2011.

The cDNA and the genomic sequence of ribosomal protein S13 (RPS13) of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) was cloned using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and touchdown-PCR, respectively. These two sequences were sequenced and analyzed, and the cDNA of the RPS13 gene was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21. We compared the nucleotide sequences of the coding region and the amino acid sequences with those of seven other mammalian species retrieved from GenBank.

A new approach for cloning hLIF cDNA from genomic DNA isolated from the oral mucous membrane

Y. H. Cui, Zhu, G. Q., Chen, Q. J., Wang, Y. F., Yang, M. M., Song, Y. X., Wang, J. G., and Cao, B. Y., “A new approach for cloning hLIF cDNA from genomic DNA isolated from the oral mucous membrane”, vol. 10, pp. 3455-3462, 2011.

Complementary DNA (cDNA) is valuable for investigating protein structure and function in the study of life science, but it is difficult to obtain by traditional reverse transcription. We employed a novel strategy to clone human leukemia inhibitory factor (hLIF) gene cDNA from genomic DNA, which was directly isolated from the mucous membrane of mouth. The hLIF sequence, which is 609 bp long and is composed of three exons, can be acquired within a few hours by amplifying each exon and splicing all of them using overlap-PCR.

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