title: Cloning and sequence analysis of a cDNA for the alpha-globin mRNA of carp, Cyprinus carpio.
abstract: A cDNA for alpha-globin mRNA of the carp, Cyprinus carpio, was cloned by the method of Okayama and Berg (Mol. Cell. Biol. 2 (1982) 161-170) and its complete nucleotide sequence was determined. The 5' non-coding region contained 23 nucleotides. Following this region, there was an open reading frame encoded with an alpha-globin polypeptide consisting of 142 amino acids. The 3' non-coding region was 88 nucleotides in length, including two copies of the hexanucleotide AATAAA and a poly(A) site of the GC dinucleotide. There were 16 discrepancies between the reported amino acid sequence of the carp alpha-globin chain and the amino acid sequence predicted from the DNA sequence of the clone. The possible explanations for these differences in amino acid sequence are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002347:Carps; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010957:Plasmids; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005914:Globins; D004247:DNA