Complete homology in metallothionein from two genera of ducks and their hybrids

Lih Yuan Lin; P. C. Huang

doi:10.1016/0006-291X(90)91691-K

Complete homology in metallothionein from two genera of ducks and their hybrids

Lih Yuan Lin, P. C. Huang

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Abstract

Metallothionein purified from two genera of domesticated duck, Anas platyrhnchos and Cairina muschata, and their hybrid were analyzed and shown to consist of one identical amino acid sequence. Since most vertebrates carry two or more isospecies of this inducible, thiol rich, metal sequestering protein, this finding suggests that duck metallothionein is evolutionary primitive.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	182-187
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume	168
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-291X(90)91691-K
State	Published - Apr 16 1990
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biophysics
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology

Access to Document

10.1016/0006-291X(90)91691-K

Cite this

@article{446c3d90fde446e5b23c9513f0c8d88e,

title = "Complete homology in metallothionein from two genera of ducks and their hybrids",

abstract = "Metallothionein purified from two genera of domesticated duck, Anas platyrhnchos and Cairina muschata, and their hybrid were analyzed and shown to consist of one identical amino acid sequence. Since most vertebrates carry two or more isospecies of this inducible, thiol rich, metal sequestering protein, this finding suggests that duck metallothionein is evolutionary primitive.",

author = "Lin, {Lih Yuan} and Huang, {P. C.}",

note = "Funding Information: This study was supported in part by National Science Council, Academia Sinica and USPHSNIH(R OlGM32606) to PCH. LYL was the recipient of a NSC postdoctoral Fellowship and PCH a Fogarty Senior International Fellow on sabbatical leave from Department of Biochemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. We thank the staff of Duck Research Center, Yeelan, Taiwan for providing the experimental material.",

year = "1990",

month = apr,

day = "16",

doi = "10.1016/0006-291X(90)91691-K",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "168",

pages = "182--187",

journal = "Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications",

issn = "0006-291X",

publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Complete homology in metallothionein from two genera of ducks and their hybrids

AU - Lin, Lih Yuan

AU - Huang, P. C.

N1 - Funding Information: This study was supported in part by National Science Council, Academia Sinica and USPHSNIH(R OlGM32606) to PCH. LYL was the recipient of a NSC postdoctoral Fellowship and PCH a Fogarty Senior International Fellow on sabbatical leave from Department of Biochemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. We thank the staff of Duck Research Center, Yeelan, Taiwan for providing the experimental material.

PY - 1990/4/16

Y1 - 1990/4/16

N2 - Metallothionein purified from two genera of domesticated duck, Anas platyrhnchos and Cairina muschata, and their hybrid were analyzed and shown to consist of one identical amino acid sequence. Since most vertebrates carry two or more isospecies of this inducible, thiol rich, metal sequestering protein, this finding suggests that duck metallothionein is evolutionary primitive.

AB - Metallothionein purified from two genera of domesticated duck, Anas platyrhnchos and Cairina muschata, and their hybrid were analyzed and shown to consist of one identical amino acid sequence. Since most vertebrates carry two or more isospecies of this inducible, thiol rich, metal sequestering protein, this finding suggests that duck metallothionein is evolutionary primitive.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025347070&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0025347070&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/0006-291X(90)91691-K

DO - 10.1016/0006-291X(90)91691-K

M3 - Article

C2 - 2327997

AN - SCOPUS:0025347070

SN - 0006-291X

VL - 168

SP - 182

EP - 187

JO - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

JF - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

IS - 1

ER -

Complete homology in metallothionein from two genera of ducks and their hybrids

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this