4.6 Article

Molecular cloning, characterization, and functional analysis of the uncharacterized C11orf96 gene

Journal

BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-022-03224-5

Keywords

C11orf96; Felis catus; Gene cloning; Expression patterns; Biological function

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [32000109]
  2. Shanghai Sailing Program [20YF1457700]
  3. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2019M660885, 2021T140718]

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This study identified a host protein C11orf96 that was significantly upregulated after viral infection. The coding sequence of C11orf96 gene is relatively conserved in different mammals, rich in Ser, and has multiple predicted phosphorylation sites. The protein is strictly distributed in the cytoplasm and shows highest expression levels in the kidney.
Background The mammalian genome encodes millions of proteins. Although many proteins have been discovered and identified, a large part of proteins encoded by genes are yet to be discovered or fully characterized. In the present study, we successfully identified a host protein C11orf96 that was significantly upregulated after viral infection. Results First, we successfully cloned the coding sequence (CDS) region of the cat, human, and mouse C11orf96 gene. The CDS region of the C11orf96 gene is 372 bp long, encodes 124 amino acids, and is relatively conserved in different mammals. From bioinformatics analysis, we found that C11orf96 is rich in Ser and has multiple predicted phosphorylation sites. Moreover, protein interaction prediction analysis revealed that the protein is associated with several transmembrane family proteins and zinc finger proteins. Subsequently, we found that C11orf96 is strictly distributed in the cytoplasm. According to the tissue distribution characteristics, C11orf96 is distributed in all tissues and organs, with the highest expression levels in the kidney. These results indicate that C11orf96 may play a specific biological role in the kidney. Conclusions Summarizing, these data lay the foundation for studying the biological functions of C11orf96 and for exploring its role in viral replication.

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