Tatsuno Ryohei, Yamaguchi Kenichi, Takatani Tomohiro, Arakawa Osamu
Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2013;77(1):208-12. doi: 10.1271/bbb.120701.
Four genes of Takifugu rubripes, tentatively designated Tr1-Tr4, encoding homologs of pufferfish saxitoxin- and tetrodotoxin-binding protein, were identified by BLAST search and 3'-RACE. RT-PCR and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry allowed the identification and discrimination of Tr isoforms from the non-toxically cultured specimens. The expression of Tr1 and Tr3 mRNAs exclusively in the liver and the presence of their products as 120-kDa plasma proteins were confirmed.
通过BLAST搜索和3'-RACE技术,鉴定出红鳍东方鲀的四个基因,暂命名为Tr1-Tr4,它们编码河豚毒素和石房蛤毒素结合蛋白的同源物。逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF质谱)技术能够从无毒养殖标本中鉴定和区分Tr异构体。证实了Tr1和Tr3 mRNA仅在肝脏中表达,并且它们的产物以120 kDa血浆蛋白的形式存在。