Male urinary protein-1 (Mup-1) expression in the female rat.
The male urinary protein-1 (Mup-1) gene was detected in female rats on an acrylamide gel electrophorogram by concentrating the urine 100-150 times. The expression of Mup-1 in females showed polymorphisms that were confirmed to be controlled by the same alleles observed at the male Mup-1 locus. Moreover, the linkage between Mup-1 and b in females closely coincided with the value found in males. The combined estimate of the recombination frequency was calculated as 8.6 +/- 2.9 (9/105). Using anti-male MUP-1A serum, the Mup-1 gene was clearly detected on agarose gel electrophorograms of not only intact male but also intact female urine.
D000818:Animals; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012737:Sex Factors
D011506:Proteins; C035737:major urinary proteins