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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2007, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (7): 33-33.

Special Issue: 生物技术 畜牧兽医

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Cloning and Phylogenetic Analysis of Pig GAD2 Gene

Yu Hao, Li Jingfen, Li Li, Ding Linlin, Song Yuefen, Yang Xiuqin, Liu Di,   

  • Online:2007-07-05 Published:2007-07-05

Abstract: The nucleic sequence of Glutamic acid decarboxylase 2(GAD2) was cloned, sequenced using RT-PCR method and DNA sequencing techniques. Then the molecular model of three-dimensional structure of the predicted mature protein was constructed. The results revealed that the GAD2 gene was consistently 1758bp in length, encoding for a predicted polypeptide of 585 amino acid residues, including a pyridoxal-5?-phosphate (PLP). Multiple alignments were used to establish the primary structure homology for 19 glutamate decarboxylases of different origin, to design a phylogenetic tree, These data allowed us to elucidate the paths of divergent and convergent evolution of the enzyme.

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