title: Molecular cloning of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) pituitary transcription factor GHF-1/Pit-1.
abstract: We report here the complete nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding Sparus aurata GHF-1/Pit-1 isolated from an expression library prepared from gilthead seabream pituitary gland poly(A)+ RNA. The cDNA sequence (saGHF-1/Pit-1) encodes a protein of 371 amino acids (aa) containing a POU domain (aa 194-343) and a transactivation, STA domain (aa 1-128). Northern blot hybridization of pituitary RNA detected a single 3.0 kb band and a rat GHF-1/Pit-1 antiserum was found to immunoreact with pituitary protein species of 42 kDa by Western blot analysis. When compared with mammalian GHF-1/Pit-1 aa sequence, the POU and STA domains of saGHF-1/Pit-1 protein show 83% and 48% aa identity, respectively. In spite of the low homology of the transactivation domain, saGHF-1/Pit-1 is able to activate the transcription of the human growth hormone promoter.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Spain.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Martínez-Barberá
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Valdivia
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Castrillo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015723:Gene Library; D006367:HeLa Cells; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D012313:RNA