title: Cloning and characterization of bovine stearoyl CoA desaturasel cDNA from adipose tissues.
abstract: Two overlapping cDNA clones have been isolated from bovine adipose tissue by the reverse-transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method. The combined sequence of the two clones was 1039 bp in length and encoded 345 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of the clones showed 96.5% similarity to that of sheep SCD and more than 88% similarities to other mammalian SCD1s, indicating that the clones are the cDNAs for the bovine SCD1. The transcript size of the bovine SCD1 was about 4.9 kb, the message was detected in the bovine adipose tissues but not in the liver. Female cattle expressed threefold higher levels of SCD1 mRNA than male animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science & Technology, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Science, Seoul National University, Suweon, Korea.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bok
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000201:enzymology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013230:Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013230:Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase