title: Molecular cloning, sequence characterization, SNP detection, and tissue expression analysis of duck FMO3 gene.
abstract: Flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) is an important monooxygenase for catalytic oxygenation of many harmful xenobiotics. Mutations in the FMO3 gene have been identified as causing trimethylaminuria in human and fishy off-flavor in cow milk and chicken eggs. In this study, the full-length cDNA sequence of Pekin duck FMO3 gene was cloned, sequenced, and characterized. The full-length cDNA sequence consisted of 1,846 bp and contained a 1,599 bp open-reading frame encoding 532 amino acids. Duck FMO3 gene shared a similar nine exon-eight intron structure with chicken and human. The duck FMO3 putative protein sequence showed high identity with that of chicken (82 %), and relative low identity with those of mammals (61-66 %). We also found that the duck FMO3 gene was dramatically expressed in liver, lung, and kidney compared to that in other tissues in the ducks, indicating the possible roles the FMO3 gene could play in the three tissues. By bidirectional sequencing, we also found one nonsense mutation, 5 nonsynonymous, and 21 synonymous mutations in the coding region of the FMO3 gene in 11 duck breeds and some of them were predicted to be potentially associated with the activities of FMO3 protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiangxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Lujiang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Guiyun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D030161:Avian Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004372:Ducks / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D030161:Avian Proteins; D010105:Oxygenases; C020066:dimethylaniline monooxygenase (N-oxide forming)