Isolation and characterization of serine protease gene(s) from Perkinsus marinus

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This study reports the first serine protease gene(s) isolated from Perkinsus marinus. Using universal primers, a 518 bp subtilisin-like serine protease gene fragment was amplified from P. marinus genomic DNA and used as a probe to screen a λ-phage P. marinus genomic library; 2 different λ-phage clones hybridized to the digoxigenin(DIG)-labeled subtilisin-like gene fragment. Following subcloning and sequencing of the larger DNA fragment, a 1254 bp open reading frame was identified and later confirmed, by 5′ and 3′ random amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and northern blot analysis, to contain the entire coding-region sequence. Sequence analysis of the 3′ RACE results from 2 isolate cultures, VA-2 (P-1) and LA 10-1, revealed multiple polymorphic sites within and among isolates. We identified 2 different types of cDNA clones with 95.53% nucleotide sequence similarity, suggesting the possibility of 2 closely related genes within the P. marinus genome. Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA from 12 genetically distinct P. marinus isolate cultures revealed 2 different banding patterns among isolates.

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Brown, G. D., & Reece, K. S. (2003). Isolation and characterization of serine protease gene(s) from Perkinsus marinus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 57(1–2), 117–126. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao057117

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