title: Isolation and identification of C-type natriuretic peptide in chicken brain.
abstract: C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) has recently been identified in porcine brain as a third member of the mammalian natriuretic peptide family (1). Using a radioimmunoassay system for porcine CNP, we found a significant concentration of immunoreactive (ir-) CNP in chicken brain, from which a new peptide was isolated. By microsequence analysis, the amino acid sequence of the peptide was determined to be Gly-Leu-Ser-Arg-Ser-Cys-Phe- Gly-Val-Lys-Leu-Asp-Arg-Ile-Gly-Ser-Met-Ser-Gly-Leu-Gly-Cys. Based on its high homology to porcine CNP, the peptide was designated chicken C-type natriuretic peptide. Chicken CNP also elicits pharmacological effects highly similar to porcine CNP, suggesting that CNP functions as a neuropeptide in the chicken central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Arimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Minamino
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kangawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002645:Chickens; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020098:Natriuretic Peptide, C-Type; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020098:Natriuretic Peptide, C-Type