Characterization of proopiomelanocortin in the snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis) and its expression in relation to food intake

• Published in: Domestic animal endocrinology Vol. 50; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Boonanuntanasarn, S., Jangprai, A., Yoshizaki, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; animal ovaries; Animals; Base Sequence; brain; Brain - metabolism; Cloning, Molecular; complementary DNA; domestic animals; Eating - physiology; Fasting; feed intake; Female; fish; Fishes - genetics; Fishes - metabolism; food intake; Gene Expression Regulation - drug effects; gills; Gourami; in situ hybridization; intestines; Ka/Ks ratio; kidneys; liver; Male; messenger RNA; Molecular Sequence Data; muscles; nutritional status; Phylogeny; pituitary gland; POMC expression; pro-opiomelanocortin; Pro-Opiomelanocortin - genetics; Pro-Opiomelanocortin - metabolism; Proopiomelanocortin; spleen; stomach; testes; tissues; POMC expression; Gourami; Proopiomelanocortin; Fasting; Ka/Ks ratio; K(a)/K(s) ratio

Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is the precursor of several hormones involved in physiological systems including feed intake. The snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis) POMC complementary DNA (TpPOMC) was cloned and characterized. Phylogenetic analysis showed that TpPOMC was clustered in a major POMC...