title: Molecular cloning, expression analysis and chromosome localization of the Tpt1 gene coding for the pig translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP).
abstract: This work describes the cloning and structural analysis of a Tpt1 cDNA coding for the porcine translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) molecule and its expression in porcine cells and tissues. Pig Tpt1 cDNA is 842-pb long that displays typical features of translationally controlled mRNAs, including a 5'-UTR containing a 5'-terminal oligopyrimidine tract (5'-TOP), and a 3'-UTR with a high CG-content and one AU rich element (ARE). Both 5'-UTR and 3'-UTR are highly conserved when they are compared with those of other mammals. The pig Tpt1 cDNA contains a 516-b open reading frame that encodes a predicted TCTP protein composed of 172 amino acids that exhibits extensive conservation compared with TCTP sequences from other species and a common structural feature with all the other TCTP proteins analyzed in mammals. Expression analysis demonstrated that Tpt1 mRNA is ubiquitously expressed in normal porcine tissues and cells, showing a higher expression in spleen, lymph nodes and lung, and a lower one in skin and heart. The pig Tpt1 gene localizes on the porcine chromosome 11, region p11.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: Noemí
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yubero
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esteso
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cardona
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morera
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbancho
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D020121:5' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D033481:Chromosomes, Mammalian / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000235:genetics*; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1