title: Two-dimensional electrophoresis of the plasma proteins of alpacas and llamas: genetic polymorphism of alpha 1B-glycoprotein and three other proteins.
abstract: Plasma samples of alpacas and llamas were analysed by a simple method of two-dimensional (2-D) agarose gel (pH 8.6)-horizontal polyacrylamide gel (pH 9.0) electrophoresis, followed by general protein staining of gels. Genetic polymorphism in both species is described for alpha 1B-glycoprotein (alpha 1B) and three other unidentified proteins designated prealbumin (Pr), postalbumin 1 and 2 (Pa1 and Pa2). alpha 1B was identified by cross-reactivity with antisera for human and pig alpha 1B. Altogether, two alleles of Pr, two of Pa1, five of alpha 1B and three of Pa2 are described. Most of the alleles were present in alpacas and llamas. Alpacas showed a high degree of polymorphism at all four loci. Llamas showed considerable polymorphism at only the Pa1 and Pa2 loci. The theoretical probability of exclusion (PE) of an incorrectly assigned parent was estimated to be about 80% in each species by typing for the six polymorphic plasma proteins reported so far in these species. The given method of 2-D electrophoresis revealed no fixed differences in protein mobilities that discriminate between llamas and alpacas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Penedo
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gahne
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bowling
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000235:genetics*; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins