TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular cloning and gene expression of the riboflavin-binding protein in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
AU - Wang, D. S.
AU - Senthilkumaran, B.
AU - Kobayashi, T.
AU - Kajiura-Kobayashi, H.
AU - Matsuda, M.
AU - Yoshikuni, M.
AU - Nagahama, Y.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Tilapia riboflavin-binding protein (RfBP) cDNA was isolated by library screening. Even though it shows only 31∼35% similarity to the reported RfBPs, tilapia RfBP is conserved in amino acid residues that are known to be essential for its protein function. The exclusive expression of RfBP in the brain-pituitary-gonadal axis, as revealed by both RT-PCR and Northern blot, suggested a possible role for RfBP in fish reproduction.
AB - Tilapia riboflavin-binding protein (RfBP) cDNA was isolated by library screening. Even though it shows only 31∼35% similarity to the reported RfBPs, tilapia RfBP is conserved in amino acid residues that are known to be essential for its protein function. The exclusive expression of RfBP in the brain-pituitary-gonadal axis, as revealed by both RT-PCR and Northern blot, suggested a possible role for RfBP in fish reproduction.
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U2 - 10.1023/B:FISH.0000030538.85034.e0
DO - 10.1023/B:FISH.0000030538.85034.e0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:8844276668
SN - 0920-1742
VL - 28
SP - 225
EP - 226
JO - Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
JF - Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
IS - 1-4
ER -