Nucleotide sequence and expression of the porcine vascular endothelial growth factor.
We cloned and sequenced two cDNAs encoding the angiogenic, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) from the porcine heart. Deduced amino acid sequence of the clone pPVE-18 and pPVE-5 predicted 164 (VEGF164), and 120 (VEGF120) residues of VEGF, respectively, with a putative N-terminal signal sequence of 26 amino acids. The porcine VEGF is shorter by one amino acid as compared to human VEGF, but a potential glycosylation site is present at Asn-74. PCR detection, and verification of the identity of the PCR products by Southern hybridization, confirmed wide expression of VEGF in different porcine tissues. Northern blot analysis with a radiolabeled porcine specific VEGF probe, showed one major (3.9 kb) and one minor (1.7 kb) mRNA species expressed in all four chambers of the heart.
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013552:Swine
D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006133:Growth Substances