title: Cloning and sequencing of the porcine lactoferrin cDNA.
abstract: cDNA clones encoding the entire porcine lactoferrin protein were isolated and sequenced. The porcine lactoferrin cDNA sequence presented here is 2259bp in length and encodes a leader peptide of 19 amino acids and a mature protein of 684 amino acids. Comparisons with other lactoferrins indicate a single glycosylation site. The iron- and anion-binding sites, and the cysteine residues involved in disulphide bonds, are conserved between the lactoferrin proteins.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Beattie
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*; D014168:Transferrin / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014168:Transferrin; D004247:DNA; D007781:Lactoferrin