title: Expression pattern, genomic cloning and RFLP analyses of the swine PIT-1 gene.
abstract: The swine PIT-1 POU domain cDNA was used to study PIT-1 expression and to clone the PIT-1 genomic region to identify additional PIT-1 polymorphisms. PIT-1 was expressed only in the pituitary, confirming the swine cDNA identity. To study the PIT-1 genomic region, a clone containing 13.7 kb DNA was isolated. EcoRI fragments hybridizing to PIT-1 were sequenced, and the 3' portion of PIT-1 gene identified. Primers for polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis were then designed. Restriction analysis of PCR products identified a RsaI RFLP. In contrast to other PIT-1 RFLPs, the RsaI PCR-RFLP was widely distributed in American breeds. Thus, the RsaI RFLP and the previously reported PIT-1 RFLPs allow detection of PIT-1 alleles in most, if not all, breeds currently used in the US and European reference/resource pig mapping families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rothschild
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tuggle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010375:Pedigree; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*; D050817:Transcription Factor Pit-1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D050817:Transcription Factor Pit-1; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C040158:GTAC-specific type II deoxyribonucleases