Nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding ZP3α, a sperm-binding glycoprotein from zona pellucida of pig oocyte

Autor: Jeffrey D. Harris, Anthony G. Sacco, Edward C. Yurewicz, Gregory K. Fontenot, David W. Hibler
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1174:211-214
ISSN: 0167-4781
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(93)90119-x
Popis: We isolated a cDNA encoding the pig oocyte zona pellucida protein ZP3 alpha from a pig ovary lambda gt11 cDNA library. The 1699 bp cDNA contains a short 3' untranslated region characteristic of cDNAs encoding zona proteins. The deduced amino acid sequence for ZP3 alpha consists of 536 amino acid residues and shares 66% overall identity with a 55 kDa rabbit zona protein. Important features of the ZP3 alpha polypeptide include a predicted N-terminal signal sequence, twenty-two cysteine residues, an O-glycosylated domain and potential attachment sites for five N-linked sugar chains. A multibasic tetrapeptide occurs upstream of a predicted C-terminal transmembrane sequence; this suggests proteolytic processing of an integral membrane precursor within the constitutive secretory pathway.
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