Phenotype frequencies of vitamin D binding protein (Gc) and of posttransferrin-2 (Ptf-2) in Belgian cattle breeds.
The vitamin D binding protein (Gc) and posttransferrin-2 (Ptf-2) phenotypes have been determined in a number of Belgian cattle breeds. A very slow migrating variant of the Gc protein--Gc C--has been found in White and Red East Flemish breed. This variant was absent from the other breeds studied. This slow variant was identified as a vitamin D binding protein by autoradiography. The Gc C protein was shown to be controlled by a codominant autosomal allele Gc C at the Gclocus. The Gc C protein is probably identical with a previously described in buffalo and an Italian cattle breed. The allele frequencies for the Gc and Pft-2 systems are reported for several Belgian breeds of cattle.
D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle / Q000235:genetics*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D010641:Phenotype; D013045:Species Specificity; D014168:Transferrin / Q000235:genetics*; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D014168:Transferrin; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein; C009001:posttransferrin