title: B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1) gene of torafugu (Takifugu rubripes).
abstract: Homologous gene of B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1) of torafugu (Takifugu rubripes) was identified by tblast search analysis. RT-PCR and 5'RACE clearly defined the sequence of the UTR and coding region which has been ambiguously determined by tblast analysis. Fugu Blimp-1 was mainly expressed in the lymphoid organs. These finding imply that Blimp-1 would take a major role in the terminal differentiation of B-cells to plasma cells in fish.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Marine Bioresources, Faculty of Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, 49-8-2 Katsumi, Obama, Fukui, 917-0116, Japan.
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohtani
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyadai
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hiroishi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019295:Computational Biology; D015870:Gene Expression; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D023741:Takifugu / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors