Molecular cloning and characterization of caprine calpastatin gene

Mol Biol Rep. 2011 Aug;38(6):3665-70. doi: 10.1007/s11033-010-0479-2. Epub 2010 Nov 21.

Abstract

Calpastatin (CAST) is an important gene for meat quality traits in livestock and poultry. The cDNA of caprine CAST gene was amplified for the first time using RACE-PCR. Results showed the full-length cDNA of caprine CAST gene (Accession no. GU944861) was 2435 base pair (bp) and contained a 2187 bp open reading frame encoding a protein with 728 amino acid residues. Bioinformatic analysis indicated that caprine CAST cDNA was 89.8-95.4, 83.5-92.2, 72.8-81.8 and 69.8-73.5% identical to sheep, cattle, pig and human CAST cDNA. It was predicted that caprine CAST contained four conserved domains with 42 serine phosphorylation loci, 18 threonine phosphorylation loci, 1 tyrosine phosphorylation locus and 5 specific PKC phosphorylation loci. This work provided an important experimental basis for further research on the function of CAST in goat.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Cattle
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Conserved Sequence / genetics
  • Goats / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Phylogeny
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • Peptides
  • calpastatin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/GU944861