Molecular complexity of the major urinary protein system of the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus.

ABSTRACT: Major urinary proteins (MUP) are the major component of the urinary protein fraction in house mice (Mus spp.) and rats (Rattus spp.). The structure, polymorphism and functions of these lipocalins have been well described in the western European house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus), clarifying their role in semiochemical communication. The complexity of these roles in the mouse raises the question of similar functions in other rodents, including the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus. Norway rats express MUPs in urine but information about specific MUP isoform sequences and functions is limited. In this study, we present a detailed molecular characterization of the MUP proteoforms expressed in the urine of two laboratory strains, Wistar Han and Brown Norway, and wild caught animals, using a com

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Baena G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6656916 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature