title: Complementary DNA sequence of chicken thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) beta subunit.
abstract: Chicken TSH beta subunit cDNA was cloned and sequenced. The cDNA encodes a putative signal peptide and a mature protein consisting of 20 and 114 amino acids, respectively. The amino acid sequence of chicken TSH beta subunit is highly conserved (98.5%) between chicken and Japanese quail, whereas it has a low homology between chicken and mammals (67-69%), an amphibian (58%) and fish (40-49%). Structural characteristics of TSH beta subunits of avian species are discussed in comparison with those of non-avian vertebrates.
authors.affiliation: Biosignal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomizawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamiyoshi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D003370:Coturnix; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D004524:Eels; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D051381:Rats; D013552:Swine; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000235:genetics*; D014337:Trout; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D013972:Thyrotropin