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New world, but not Old World, monkeys carry several genes encoding beta-microseminoprotein

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Summary, in English

It was shown by Southern hybridization that cotton-top tamarin and common marmoset, New World monkeys, carry three or more genes encoding beta-microseminoprotein, also known as PSP94. In contrast, the genomes of Old World monkeys, as represented by rhesus macaque and sacred baboon, contain a single gene. Clones containing three different genes encoding beta-microseminoprotein were isolated from a cotton-top tamarin genomic library. They carry two complete genes of four exons and a third gene lacking the first exon. The structure suggests that the three genes are functionally active and give rise to transcripts that are approximately 86% similar in sequence. By sequencing one gene in full, it was shown that the introns carry an excess of interspersed repeats, on average 29% of the introns consist of Alu repeats. A phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the genes probably arose in New World monkeys after the separation from Old World primates.

Publishing year

1999

Language

English

Pages

407-414

Publication/Series

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volume

264

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Medicinal Chemistry

Keywords

  • mucous
  • evolution
  • prostate
  • semen

Status

Published

Research group

  • Clinical Chemistry, Malmö

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0014-2956