PLP-I: a novel prolactin-like gene in rodents

Y Hiraoka, M Ogawa, Y Sakai, Y Takeuchi… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 1999 - Elsevier
In this report, we describe molecular cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding a
novel rat prolactin-like protein. The rat cDNAs were isolated from the decidua and the gene
was named PLP-I. cDNAs for the mouse equivalent were also cloned by the cross-
hybridization technique. Pregnancy-specific expression of the rat PLP-I gene was observed
in the rat placenta by Northern analysis. Location of signal peptide cleavage sites in rat and
mouse pre-PLP-I proteins was predicted using a theoretical method. A molecular …