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Cloning and Characterization of the Putative Transferrin Receptor cDNA from the Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

  • Won Kyoung-Mi (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Park Soo-Il (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 2003.06.01

Abstract

A cDNA clone for the olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) transferrin receptor (fTfR) was isolated from a leukocytes cDNA library. The fTfR gene consisted of 2,319 bp encoding 773 amino acid residues. The amino acid sequence alignment of the fTfR showed that their size and hydrophobic profile are similar. In addition, the Tyr-Thr-Arg-Phe (YTRF) motif that is the recognition signal for high-efficiency endocytosis, is conserved very well. This motif is important for functional properties of TfR. The deduced amino acid sequence had $42.4-42.9\%$ identities with the previously reported TfRs of vertebrates. The fTfR was expressed in the blood, kidney, spleen, and liver of healthy olive flounder by the Northern blot hybridization.

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