Ovine trophoblast protein-one: evidence for possible glycosylation

1. The polymerase chain reaction has been used to amplify specifically the cDNA coding for the secreted form of ovine trophoblast protein-one from a preparation of total cellular RNA extracted from sheep embryos removed from ewes 16 days after mating. 2. Cloning and sequencing of the amplified cDNA revealed two new sequence variants: SPW49 having 93% similarity with deduced amino acid sequences from published cDNA data, and SPW27 a variant coding for a deleted form of ovine trophoblast protein-one. 3. The gene for ovine trophoblast protein-one is intronless. 4. This study provides further evidence for the existence of an ovine trophoblast protein-one gene family. 5. Both variants contain a potential N-glycosylation site not apparent in published sequences for ovine trophoblast protein-one.