title: Molecular cloning and characterization of buffalo alpha(s1)-casein gene.
abstract: Buffaloes in Indian subcontinent play an important role as the producer of milk and milk products. The alpha(s1)-casein constitutes 38% of the total milk proteins. The present study was carried out to characterize the gene in Murrah breed of Riverine buffalo. Buffalo alpha(s1)-casein cDNA was synthesized by RT-PCR, then cloned using pDRIVE-cloning vector and sequenced. The sequencing revealed that the size of alpha(s1)-casein cDNA was of 645 bp with GC content of 45.58%. The alpha(s1)-casein gene coded 214 amino acids precursor with a signal peptide of 15 amino acid residues. The similarity of buffalo alpha(s1)-casein mRNA sequence with that of cattle, goat, sheep, pig, camel, equine and human were estimated as 97.2, 93, 92.3, 57.2, 59.5, 55.9 and 46.6%, respectively. A similar trend was observed when compared amino acid sequences of these species. In the phylogenetic trees, constructed from the data of the alpha(s1)-casein mRNA as well as protein sequences, it has been observed that buffalo, cattle, goat and sheep formed a cluster with a closer relationship between cattle and buffalo followed by goat and sheep.
authors.affiliation: Animal Genetics Division, BBP laboratory, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukla
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Venkatachalapathy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D020029:Base Pairing; D001483:Base Sequence; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D002364:Caseins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D019914:Taq Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019914:Taq Polymerase