title: The sequence of a porcine cDNA encoding alpha-lactalbumin.
abstract: A cDNA clone encoding porcine alpha-lactalbumin (alpha LA) was isolated and sequenced. The longest clone was 688 nucleotides (nt) long and encoded a preprotein of 141 amino acids (aa) including a leader peptide of 19 aa. The porcine cDNA exhibited a nt similarity of between 72.2%-83.5% to other alpha LA cDNAs and an aa similarity of between 50.8%-85.2% with other alpha LA aa sequences. The derived aa sequence varied at three positions from a previously reported sequence for porcine alpha LA obtained by direct aa sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Das Gupta
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Beattie
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000235:genetics; D007768:Lactalbumin / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D007768:Lactalbumin