title: Neurophysin biosynthesis in normal rats and in rats with hereditary diabetes insipidus.
abstract: When [35S]cysteine was injected adjacent to the supraoptic nucleus (SON) in rats, it was rapidly incorporated into proteins in the SON. The [35S]cysteine-labeled proteins extracted from the SON were separated by isoelectric focusing on polyacrylamide gels. Twenty minutes after the injection of [35S]cysteine, two major labeled peaks (pI = 5.4 and 6.1) were found in the SON of normal rats; Brattleboro rats had only one major labeled peak (pI = 5.4). One hour after the injection, four major radioactive peaks were found in the SON of normal animals (pI = 5.1, 5.4, 5.6, and 6.1). Animals with diabetes insipidus had only two major labeled proteins (pI = 5.1 AND 5.4). Twenty-four hours after normal rats were injected with [35S]cysteine, all of the labeled peaks described above, except for the one with pI = 5.1, had decreased markedly in size and a small amount of labeled protein with pI about 4.8 was present in the SON. After 24 hr the posterior pituitary of normal animals contained two [35S]cysteine-labeled proteins with pI = 4.6 AND 4.8. The pituitaries of Brattleboro rats had only the pI = 4.6 labeled protein. These pulse-chase data, with data we have presented elsewhere, indicate that the vasopressin- and oxytocin-neurophysins are synthesized as parts of separate precursors (pI = 6.1 and 5.4, respectively). These precursors are converted into at least two intermediates (pI = 5.6 and 5.1) which, in turn, yield the vasopressin-neurophysin (pI = 4.8) and the oxytocin-neurophysin (pI = 4.6).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003545:Cysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009481:Neurophysins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013495:Supraoptic Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009481:Neurophysins; D003545:Cysteine
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