Isolation and sequencing of the HMG domain of ten Sox genes from Odorrana schmackeri (Amphibia: Anura)

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Title: Isolation and sequencing of the HMG domain of ten Sox genes from Odorrana schmackeri (Amphibia: Anura)
Authors: Wang, Ning, Wang, Jing J., Jia, Rui, Xu, Jin W., Nie, Liu W.
Source: Zoologia (Curitiba). March 2009 26(1)
Publisher Information: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, 2009.
Publication Year: 2009
Subject Terms: Duplication-degeneration-complementation, SSCP
More Details: Sox (SRY-related HMG-box) genes encode a family of transcriptional regulators, which are characterized by a conserved 79-amino acid domain known as HMG-box. They play essential roles in a diverse range of processes including sex determination and the development of the central nervous system (CNS), neural crest and endoderm. In this paper, the HMG domain of ten distinct Sox gene family members (os-Sox2, os-Sox3a, os-Sox3b, os-Sox4, os-Sox11a, os-Sox11b, os-Sox14a, os-Sox14b, os-Sox21a, os-Sox21b) were isolated from both male and female Odorrana schmackeri (Boettger, 1892) using PCR, and no sexual differences were found. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the HMG domain suggested that these ten Sox genes are members of the SoxB and SoxC groups. In addition, sequence analysis suggested that four Sox genes (os-Sox3, os-Sox11, os-Sox14, os-Sox21) were duplicated. The duplication-degeneration-complementation model should be implied to explain the evolution and diversity of the Sox gene family in O. schmackeri.
Document Type: article
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Language: English
ISSN: 1984-4670
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702009000100017
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Accession Number: edssci.S1984.46702009000100017
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ISSN:19844670
DOI:10.1590/S1984-46702009000100017
Published in:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Language:English