title: Polymorphic sequence of Korean Native goat lactoferrin exhibiting greater antibacterial activity.
abstract: Lactoferrin, which exhibits antibacterial activity to protect infants from infectious disease, is a major component of colostrum and milk. Lactoferrin was purified from the colostrum of Korean Native goat, and the cDNA from the mammary gland mRNA of the animal was cloned and sequenced. The nucleotide sequence of the lactoferrin gene of Korean Native goat was found to differ in 15 sites from that of the goat lactoferrin gene reported earlier. This difference in nucleotide sequence resulted in six amino acid substitutions: five in the N-lobe and one in the C-lobe. The antibacterial activity of Korean Native goat lactoferrin was found to be greater than that of Sannen goat lactoferrin.
authors.affiliation: Plant and Animal Cell Technology Division, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon, Korea.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000235:genetics*; D007723:Korea; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000378:metabolism; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003062:Codon; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007781:Lactoferrin