title: Synthesis of rat transferrin in Escherichia coli containing a recombinant bacteriophage.
abstract: Using mRNA from rat liver a cDNA library was constructed in lambda gt11Amp3. Immunochemical screening identified 15 clones producing transferrin. The identity of two clones was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing, which also indicated a presegment rich in hydrophobic amino acids but lack of a prosegment in precursor transferrin. A 920 base pair insert in one clone corresponded to 84% of the N-terminal domain of transferrin, which was synthesized as a hybrid protein with bacterial beta-galactosidase. A 1540 base pair insert in another clone corresponded to the N-terminal plus 50% of the carboxy terminal domain of transferrin. The product of this clone possessed only antigenic properties of transferrin.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics*; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014168:Transferrin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014168:Transferrin; D004247:DNA