title: Complete nucleotide sequences of major plasma protein genes of Bombyx mori.
abstract: In the silkworm, Bombyx mori, a family of hormone-sensitive genes encodes major plasma proteins, termed '30K proteins'. We reported the organization of the 30K protein gene family together with the structure and expression of a member of the gene family (Mori, S. et al. (1991) J. Mol. Biol. 218, 7-12). In this communication, we present the complete structures of two other 30K protein genes in the family. Sequence analyses demonstrated that all three genes are similar to each other; a short first exon and protein-coding second exon are interspersed by a single intron. Structures homologous to the putative regulatory elements for the 30K protein gene expression are also found around each gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomino
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012831:Bombyx / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000737:chemistry*; D019476:Insect Proteins; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D008074:Lipoproteins; C070813:21G1 protein, Bombyx mori; C070812:19G1 protein, Bombyx mori