Isolation of a cDNA encoding a homologue of ribosomal protein L26 in the decapod crustacean Penaeus japonicus.

Abstract

A complementary DNA (PjL26) containing an open reading frame for a protein of 144 amino acids was isolated from the decapod crustacean Penaeus japonicus. The conceptual PjL26 protein exhibits significant sequence similarities to ribosomal protein L26 in vertebrates. The level of the PjL26 messenger RNA in the tail fan did not change significantly during the molt cycle. This cDNA, therefore, may serve as a useful control probe in Northern analyses of stage-specific transcripts in P. japonicus and related crustacean species.