In Silico Analysis of Tandem Repeats in GIF of Gastric Parietal Cells

Abstract

Tandem repeats are ubiquitous in the genome of organisms and their mutated forms play a vital role in pathogenesis. In this study, tandem repeats in Gastric Intrinsic Factor (GIF) of gastric parietal cells have been investigated using an in silico approach. Six types of the nucleotide tandem repeat motifs have been investigated, including mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexanucleotide. The distribution of the repeat motifs in the gene was analyzed. The results of this study provide an insight into the biomolecular mechanisms and pathogenesis implicated by the GIF of gastric parietal cells. Based on the findings of the tandem repeats in GIF of gastric parietal cells, therapeutic strategies and disease markers may be developed accordingly by the biomedical scientists.