title: Genomic organization and sequence of the mud loach (Misgurnus mizolepis) growth hormone gene: a comparative analysis of teleost growth hormone genes.
abstract: The mud loach (Misgurnus mizolepis) growth hormone (GH) gene was cloned and a comparative analysis on its genomic organization was performed. Based on Southern analysis using various kinds of restriction endonucleases, the GH gene proved to exist as a single-copy gene in the mud loach. The complete nucleotide sequences of a 5.1 kb SacI/EcoRI genomic fragment containing the mud loach GH gene and its 5' flanking sequences as well as a mud loach GH cDNA obtained by rapid amplification of a reverse transcriptase-PCR have been determined. The GH gene spans 2.0 kb from the start codon to the polyadenylation signal, and contains five exons and four introns similar to those of carps and mammals. The evolutionary relation of the mud loach GH gene, inferred by comparative analyses of gene structures and sequences in each exon and intron of representative teleost GH genes, reflects the major phylogenetic groupings of teleost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone