Martens G J
Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 May 12;14(9):3791-8. doi: 10.1093/nar/14.9.3791.
A number of cDNA clones corresponding to Xenopus POMC mRNA was isolated from a cDNA library constructed from Xenopus pituitary polyadenylated RNA. Characterization of the cDNA inserts revealed two groups of structurally different proopiomelanocortin mRNAs, indicating that two proopiomelanocortin genes are expressed to virtually the same level in Xenopus pituitary glands. From the mRNA structures the complete amino acid sequences of the two Xenopus preproopiomelanocortins could be deduced. Comparison with proopiomelanocortin mRNA and protein sequences from other species shows regions of high homology (including the portion of the prohormone located N-terminally of gamma-melanophore-stimulating hormone) and regions of extremely low homology (including the signal sequence).
从非洲爪蟾垂体多聚腺苷酸化RNA构建的cDNA文库中分离出了多个与非洲爪蟾阿黑皮素原mRNA对应的cDNA克隆。对cDNA插入片段的特性分析揭示了两组结构不同的阿黑皮素原mRNA,这表明在非洲爪蟾垂体中,两个阿黑皮素原基因的表达水平几乎相同。根据mRNA结构可以推断出两种非洲爪蟾前阿黑皮素原的完整氨基酸序列。与其他物种的阿黑皮素原mRNA和蛋白质序列比较显示,存在高度同源区域(包括位于γ-促黑素细胞激素N端的激素原部分)和极低同源区域(包括信号序列)。