The swine PIT-1 POU domain cDNA was used to study PIT-1 expression and to clone the PIT-1 genomic region to identify additional PIT-1 polymorphisms. PIT-1 was expressed only in the pituitary, confirming the swine cDNA identity. To study the PIT-1 genomic region, a clone containing 13.7 kb DNA was isolated. EcoRI fragments hybridizing to PIT-1 were sequenced, and the 3' portion of PIT-1 gene identified. Primers for polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis were then designed. Restriction analysis of PCR products identified a RsaI RFLP. In contrast to other PIT-1 RFLPs, the RsaI PCR-RFLP was widely distributed in American breeds. Thus, the RsaI RFLP and the previously reported PIT-1 RFLPs allow detection of PIT-1 alleles in most, if not all, breeds currently used in the US and European reference/resource pig mapping families.
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