Fig. 1

Total RNA was isolated from P. dolloi ovary and translated into cDNA. PCR was performed using four primer sets based on the sequence of P. annectens GR, as described in the Methods section. The amplified DNA fragments were sub-cloned into a vector for sequence analysis. Similar to other steroid receptors, slender African lungfish GR can be divided into four functional domains [6, 8], consisting of a ligand-binding domain (LBD) at the C-terminus, a DNA-binding domain (DBD) in the center that is joined to the LBD by a short hinge domain (hinge), and a domain at the amino-terminus (NTD). GenBank accession no. BDF84376 for GR-A1, BDF84377 for GR-A2, BDF84378 for GR-B1, BDF84379 for GR-B2, BDF84380 for GR-B3, BDF84381 for GR-C1, BDF84382 for GR-C2, BDF84383 for GR-C3, and BDF84384 for GR-C4. Sequences were aligned with Clustal W [35], as described in the Methods section.