Dongying  Yang, 
    A Novel PCR-RFLP (Xba I) Polymorphism Analysis of the Bovine Calpastatin (<I>CAST</I>) Gene in Chinese Luxi Cattle,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 12,Issue 6,
    2013,
    Pages 788-790,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2013.788.790,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2013.788.790)
    Abstract: Calpastatin (CAST) is a specific inhibitor of the ubiquitous 
  calcium-dependent proteases-&#956;-calpain and m-calpain, found in mammalian 
  tissues. In the coding region of the bovine <I>CAST</I> gene (CAST) the new 
  nucleotide sequence polymorphism was found being a substitution G&rarr;C at position 
  962 nt (consensus sequence-GenBank AF281256). Consensus of bovine CAST sequence 
  with that of human revealed that G&rarr;C substitution was located at position 1460 
  nt of exon 12. Computer analysis of the mutation showed the Ser&rarr;Thr substitution 
  for CAST protein. The frequency of alleles C and G was 0.41 and 0.59, respectively. 
  The message from these results is that <I>CAST</I> gene may probably be considered 
  as a candidate marker for beef quality.
    Keywords: Genetic polymorphisms;CAST gene;haplotype;RFLP;cattle