Characterization of cyclin dependent kinase-7 and its differential response to grafting challenge in the black shell colored selected line of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii

Cyclin dependent kinase-7 (Cdk-7) is a protein kinase associated with regulating the cell cycle, cell differentiation and proliferation, apoptosis and inflammatory response. This study characterized the full cDNA sequence of Cdk-7 in Pinctada fucata martensii (PmCdk-7). A full length sequence of 1473bp with an open reading frame (ORF) of 915bp and encodes a 304aa, 5′-UTR of 58bp and a 3′-UTR of 500bp was obtained. The construed amino acid...