title: Isolation and characterization of the mouse alpha-lactalbumin-encoding gene: interspecies comparison, tissue- and stage-specific expression.
abstract: The murine alpha-lactalbumin-encoding gene (m alpha La) was isolated and completely sequenced. The 2.3-kb transcription unit shared a similar organization with that of its counterparts from other species. Sequence comparison for the proximal 5'-flanking region indicated the presence of a consensus motif that occurs in all milk-protein-encoding genes, except the kappa-casein-encoding gene. This may correspond to the binding site for the recently identified mammary-gland-specific factor. The m alpha La gene occurs in a single copy per haploid genome and is specifically expressed in the mammary gland where it is induced during late pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique Biochimique, INRA-CRJ, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vilotte
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soulier
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007768:Lactalbumin / Q000235:genetics*; D007774:Lactation / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D011247:Pregnancy; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D007768:Lactalbumin