title: Cloning, sequence and variability analysis of expressed immunoglobulin light chain genes from yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata.
abstract: The cDNA clones encoding immunoglobulin (Ig) light (L) chain variable (V) region associated with constant (C) region were isolated from yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) kidney by expressed sequence tag analysis (accession numbers: AB062619-AB062668, AB064322). The sequences of both VL and CL region contain well-conserved cysteine residues important for intra- and inter-domain interaction in mammals. Comparisons of the amino acid sequence of the CL domain with those of other species showed a high degree of similarity, with 88.3%, 59.8%, and 60.6% to those of wolf fish (Anarhichas lupus), rainbow trout IgL I isotype (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and channel catfish G isotype (Ictalurus punctatus), respectively. Multiple sequence alignments of the CL domain with those of higher vertebrates, however, did not readily allow it to be classified as kappa or lambda isotypes. Furthermore, the pI, hydrophobicity and variability of yellowtail VL regions were studied in 65 cDNA clones and the diversity was observed in CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 regions.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, 889-2125, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikemura
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Savan
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000662:veterinary; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region