title: Application of recombinant DNA technologies to studies on chicken growth hormone.
abstract: Messenger RNA isolated from chicken pituitaries was used to construct a chicken pituitary cDNA library. A chicken growth hormone cDNA clone was isolated using 32P-labeled mammalian growth hormone cDNA probes. The amino acid sequence (derived from the DNA sequence) of the mature form of chicken growth hormone shows 77% homology with that of bovine growth hormone. The chicken growth hormone cDNA clone was used to generate a vector capable of producing chicken growth hormone in Escherichia coli. The recombinant E. coli-derived chicken growth hormone was similar to pituitary chicken growth hormone in several biochemical and immunological properties. The recombinant-derived hormone has been used to establish a sensitive radioimmunoassay for growth hormone determinations made from chicken sera. The chicken growth hormone gene has also been introduced into a retroviral vector capable of establishing productive infections of chicken cells both in in vitro and in vivo. The resulting infections are accompanied by the production of radioimmunoassay-detectable growth hormone. The concentrations of growth hormone in sera of Leghorn chickens infected with the recombinant retrovirus are three- to tenfold higher than in control animals.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001358:Avian Sarcoma Viruses / Q000235:genetics; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D013006:Growth Hormone