Structure and expression of the zebrafish mest gene, an ortholog of mammalian imprinted gene PEG1/ MEST

• Published in: Biochimica et biophysica acta Vol. 1731; no. 2; pp. 125 - 132
• Main Authors: Hahn, Yoonsoo, Yang, Seung Kyoung, Chung, Jae Hoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.11.2005
• Subjects: Allelic expression; Alternative Splicing; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Codon - metabolism; Developmental expression; DNA, Complementary - genetics; Genetic Linkage; Genomic Imprinting; Mest; Molecular Sequence Data; One-codon alternative splicing; Proteins - genetics; Sequence Homology; Synteny; Zebrafish; Zebrafish - embryology; Zebrafish - genetics; Developmental expression; One-codon alternative splicing; Zebrafish; Allelic expression; Mest

PEG1/MEST is a paternally expressed gene in placental mammals. Here, we report identification of zebrafish ( Danio rerio) gene mest, an ortholog of mammalian PEG1/MEST. Zebrafish mest encodes a polypeptide of 344 amino acids and shows a significant similarity to mammalian orthologs. Zebrafish mest i...