Abstract |
A cDNA encoding cytochrome b561 has been isolated from a mouse brain cDNA library, which predicts a protein of 250 amino acids with a deduced Mr of 27,770. Northern blot analysis of different mouse and rat tissues revealed one major mRNA of 3300 bp, which is abundantly distributed in a number of neuroendocrine tissues. In addition, cytochrome mRNA levels in rat brain sections showed the highest distribution of cytochrome b561 in the hypothalamus, hippocampus, thalamus, and striatum, with a moderate level in the cerebral cortex, and the lowest levels in the olfactory bulb and cerebellum. Because non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system contained peptidyl alpha-amidating monooxygenase (PAM), to which cytochrome b561 donates its electrons, we used RT-PCR to document the coexpression of cytochrome b561 with PAM and dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) in glioblastoma cells. Cytochrome b561 expression was detectable in the 11-day-old mouse embryo, and the level of its mRNA increased tenfold by 15 and 17 days of gestation.
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Authors | M Srivastava, H B Pollard, P J Fleming |
Journal | DNA and cell biology
(DNA Cell Biol)
Vol. 17
Issue 9
Pg. 771-7
(Sep 1998)
ISSN: 1044-5498 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9778036
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Cytochrome b Group
- DNA, Complementary
- Multienzyme Complexes
- RNA, Messenger
- cytochrome b561
- Mixed Function Oxygenases
- Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase
- peptidylglycine monooxygenase
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Topics |
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Brain Chemistry
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cytochrome b Group
(genetics)
- DNA, Complementary
(genetics)
- Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase
(genetics)
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
(physiology)
- Glioblastoma
- Glioma
(chemistry)
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mixed Function Oxygenases
(genetics)
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multienzyme Complexes
- Organ Specificity
- RNA, Messenger
(analysis)
- Rats
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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