
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Belov, Katherine 
A1  - Harrison, Gavan A. 
A1  - Cooper, Desmond W. 
T1  - <emph type="2">Short Communication</emph>: Cloning of the red kangaroo (<emph type="2">Macropus rufus</emph>) follicle stimulating hormone beta subunit
JF  - Reproduction, Fertility and Development
JO  - Reprod. Fertil. Dev.
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
SP  - 289
EP  - 292
KW  - marsupial, artificial breeding technology, conservation, immunocontraception.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/R98067 
N2  - 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. 
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