title: Cloning of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) estrogen receptor-alpha gene.
abstract: A cDNA clone encoding most of an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) estrogen receptor (ER) was obtained from a liver cDNA library and the remainder of the coding sequence from the gene was isolated from a genomic library. Sequence comparisons showed that the cloned gene represents ER-alpha. Expression of the ER-alpha gene in male and female salmon parr was analysed by RT-PCR. Highest expression was found in brain and liver, with lower levels of ER-alpha mRNA present in all other tissues tested. There was little difference in expression of ER-alpha between male and female.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Llewellyn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wigham
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Sweeney
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020317:Salmo salar / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen