
%0 Journal Article
%A Belov, Katherine 
%A Harrison, Gavan A. 
%A Cooper, Desmond W. 
%T <emph type="2">Short Communication</emph>: Cloning of the red kangaroo (<emph type="2">Macropus rufus</emph>) follicle stimulating hormone beta subunit
%J Reproduction, Fertility and Development
%D 1999/02/04
%V 10
%N 3
%P 289-292
%K marsupial, artificial breeding technology, conservation, immunocontraception.
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/R98067
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/R98067 
%X The cDNA encoding the follicle stimulating hormone beta subunit (FSH-&#946;) was isolated from a red kangaroo pituitary cDNA library by using a porcine probe and the nucleotide sequence for the coding region was determined. The highest degree of deduced amino acid sequence identity (91%) was observed between the red kangaroo and another marsupial, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), followed by eutherian species (76%, 75% and 74%, respectively, for pig, mouse and sheep). Based on the deduced red kangaroo FSH-&#946; amino acid sequence, putative antigenic sites have been identified that may prove useful for studying the hormonal control of reproduction in marsupials. 
