异构的原子 ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs ) 在基因表达的 post-transcriptional 有基本角色。这里,编码假定全身的 RNA 有约束力的蛋白质的 cDNA 与 cDNA 结束的退化教材,和快速的扩大用反向的抄写聚合酶链反应从珍珠牡蛎(Pinctada fucata ) 被孤立。全身的 cDNA 与与 8.7 的 69 kDa 和等电点的预言的分子的重量编码 624 氨基酸的蛋白质的一个开的读物框架由 2737 bp 组成。RNA 有约束力的蛋白质介绍的通常认为的珍珠牡蛎分子的组织结束到 hnRNPs,也就是,酸的 N 终端由包含 RG/RGG 的三个 RNA 识别主题和 C 终端列在后面重复主题。什么时候 transfected HeLa 房间,基因表达产品仅仅在原子核被发现的 Pf-HRPH (Pinctada fucata hnRNP 相当或相同的事物) ,表明它是原子蛋白质。表示模式被量的即时聚合酶链反应也调查,显示 Pf-HRPH mRNA 富有地在性腺,鳃,和内脏被表示。根据我们知道,通常认为的 Pf-HRPH 是在软体动物克隆的第一个 hnRNP 相当或相同的事物。这些数据为 RNA 有约束力的蛋白质的多重函数的进一步的学习是重要的。
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) have fundamental roles in the posttranscriptional control of gene expression. Here, a cDNA encoding a presumed full-length RNA-binding protein was isolated from pearl oyster (Pinctadafucata) using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction with degenerate primers, and rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The full-length cDNA consists of 2737 bp with an open reading frame encoding a protein of 624 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 69 kDa and isoelectric point of 8.7. The putative pearl oyster RNA-binding protein presents a molecular organization close to the hnRNPs, namely an acidic N-terminal followed by three RNA-recognition motifs and a Cterminal that contains RG/RGG repeated motifs. When transfected HeLa cells, the Pf-HRPH (Pinctada fucata hnRNP homolog) gene expression product was found only in nuclei, revealing that it is a nuclear protein. The expression pattern was also investigated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, indicating that Pf-HRPH mRNA was abundantly expressed in gonad, gill, and viscera. As far as we know, the putative Pf-HRPH is the first hnRNP homolog cloned in mollusks. These data are significant for further study of the multiple functions of RNA-binding protein.