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  • Title: Molecular cloning of a vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein mRNA sequence from chick intestine.
    Author: Hunziker W, Siebert PD, King MW, Stucki P, Dugaiczyk A, Norman AW.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1983 Jul; 80(14):4228-32. PubMed ID: 6308609.
    Abstract:
    We have constructed a recombinant cDNA library to facilitate study of the genomic actions of vitamin D3 and its hormonally active metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in initiation of the de novo biosynthesis of a 28,000-dalton vitamin D-dependent calcium binding protein (CaBP) present in chick intestine. The recombinant plasmids were prepared by the homopolymeric tailing and hybridization method using as a starting template poly(A)-enriched mRNA obtained from the intestinal mucosa of vitamin D3-replete (+D) chicks. Screening of 9,516 clones in this library was effected by using a comparative in situ colony hybridization technique with two [32P]cDNA probes; these probes were prepared from total poly(A)-RNA from chick intestinal mucosa of vitamin D-deficient (-D) chicks and a poly(A)-RNA specifically enriched for chick intestinal CaBP mRNA by immunoprecipitation of polysomes derived from vitamin D-replete (+D) chicks. We identified 26 clones that consistently displayed a significantly increased hybridization signal when comparing the -D vs. CaBP-enriched probe. Further evaluation of these clones by hybrid-selected translation showed the presence of CaBP-specific sequences. By "RNA gel" analysis of poly(A)-RNA, three independent mRNA species were found to hybridize to a CaBP clone; none of these RNA species were found in -D poly(A)-RNA. With this comparative colony hybridization procedure, we were able to identify CaBP-specific clones corresponding to a mRNA that is 0.1% of the total poly(A)-mRNA. The differential colony hybridization procedure using an enriched vs. a nonenriched probe should be of value in screening for other cDNA clones complementary to rare mRNA species.
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