title: Cloning and sequence analysis of a zebrafish cDNA encoding DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase-1.
abstract: The zebrafish has become a well-established animal model for the analysis of development and of several disease phenotypes. Several of the favorable traits that make it a popular model organism would also be beneficial for the study of normal and abnormal vertebrate development in which DNA methylation may play a role. We report the determination of the full-length cDNA sequence corresponding to the zebrafish DNA (cytosine-5-) methyltransferase gene, Dnmt1. It is 4,907 bases long and has an open reading frame predicted to encode a 1,499 amino acid protein that is similar in size and sequence to a number of other methyltransferases identified in other organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mhanni
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Yoder
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubesky
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D000076123:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017385:Sequence Homology; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000235:genetics*; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D000076123:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases; C514253:Dnmt1 protein, zebrafish