To expand our knowledge on the evolution of prepro-thyrotropin-releasing hormone (ppTRH) from fish to tetrapods, sequences of ppTRH cDNAs from two cyprinid teleosts, the common carp Cyprinus carpio and goldfish Carassius auratus, were determined. Degenerate primers were designed based on the con...detailed
The cDNA encoding prepro-thyrotropin-releasing hormone (ppTRH) in a teleost, medaka (Oryzias latipes) was isolated and characterized. The medaka ppTRH cDNA codes for 270 amino acid residues including eight TRH progenitor sequences (-Lys/Arg-Arg-Gln-His-Pro-Gly-Lys/Arg-Arg-). In silico analyses o...detailed