title: Characterization of SNP, a novel tissue- and phase-specific nuclear protein expressed during the proliferative phase in the oviduct of the lizard Podarcis sicula Raf.
abstract: The amino acid sequence of a novel tissue-and phase-specific nuclear protein (SNP) has been determined, after purification from the nuclei of the oviduct of the lizard Podarcis sicula Raf. during the reproductive period of the seasonal growth. SNP has a pI of 9.0 and contains 81 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of 9211.88 +/- 0.09. It shows a bipartite organization as the first 40 amino acids contain all 8 cysteinyl residues, while the last 41 amino acids contain 16 prolyl residues. Two more components have also been identified and characterized, with the first 79 amino acids matching SNP and missing one or two residues at the C-terminus. They have thus been named [des-(Ala81) SNP1] and [des-(Lys80-Ala81) SNP2], respectively. The molecular weights are 9140.21 +/- 0.83 for [des-(Ala81) SNP1] and 9011 +/- 0.09 for [des-(Lys80-Ala81) SNP2].
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic and Biological Chemistry, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quesada
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Atorino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Del Vecchio Blanco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Maro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciarcia
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Farina
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010057:Oviducts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D030162:Reptilian Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D030162:Reptilian Proteins; C417722:SNP protein, lizard