title: Cloning, structural organization and tissue-specific expression of the rabbit transferrin gene.
abstract: We cloned the rabbit transferrin (rTf) cDNA and gene, and quantified the expression of the rTf gene at the RNA level in various organs. The tissue-specific pattern of expression of rTf gene is different to those in other species, with a high expression in mammary gland and kidney. The exon/intron structure of the rTf gene (17 exons/16 introns) is similar to those of transferrins from other species. The sequence of the rTf cDNA already published is corrected and lengthened in the 5' region, and a likely polymorphism is documented.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, INRA, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, France.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ghareeb
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thépot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puissant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cajero-Juarez
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Houdebine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005091:Exons; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D011817:Rabbits; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014168:Transferrin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014168:Transferrin