ACORN BARNACLE MEGABALANUS-ROSA LECTIN (BRA-3) - CDNA CLONING, GENE STRUCTURE AND SEASONAL-CHANGES OF MESSENGER-RNA AND PROTEIN-LEVELS

Authors
TAKAMATSU N TAKEDA T KOJIMA M HEISHI M MURAMOTO K KAMIYA H SHIBA T
Citation
N. Takamatsu et al., ACORN BARNACLE MEGABALANUS-ROSA LECTIN (BRA-3) - CDNA CLONING, GENE STRUCTURE AND SEASONAL-CHANGES OF MESSENGER-RNA AND PROTEIN-LEVELS, Gene, 128(2), 1993, pp. 251-255
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Gene → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781119
Volume
128
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
251 - 255
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1119(1993)128:2<251:ABML(->2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We have isolated cDNA clones coding for a lectin (BRA-3) from the acor n barnacle, Megabalanus rosa. Sequence comparison of the cDNA clones h as revealed polymorphism in the BRA-3 mRNA, which results from single- nucleotide (nt) differences at three positions. All three differences are within the coding region and cause conservative amino acid (aa) ch anges. The BRA-3 gene is composed of four exons, and the three single- nt differences are located on different exons. In addition, the BRA-3 mRNA and BRA-3 protein levels increased during early summer in a simil ar fashion, indicating that BRA-3 production is regulated mainly at th e level of transcription.