title: Sequence analysis, tissue distribution and regulation by cell depolarization, and second messengers of bovine secretogranin II (chromogranin C) mRNA.
abstract: Secretogranin II is a very acidic, tyrosine-sulfated protein found in secretory granules of cells belonging to the diffuse neuroendocrine system. It gained more general importance recently as a universal immunohistochemical marker for endocrine neoplasms. Sequence information was obtained from secretogranin II isolated from bovine anterior pituitaries, allowing the isolation of cDNA clones and deduction of its primary structure. Bovine secretogranin II is a 586-amino acid protein of 67,455 Da which is preceded by a signal peptide of 27 residues and contains 9 pairs of basic amino acids in its sequence which are used as potential cleavage sites for generation of physiologically active peptides. Moderately abundant mRNA levels were found in adrenal medulla, pituitary, hippocampus, and caudate. Secretogranin II message was absent from parathyroid gland, adrenal cortex, kidney, liver, and spleen. Depolarization of isolated chromaffin cells by various secretagogues significantly up-regulated secretogranin II mRNA levels by mechanisms distinct from those established for chromogranins and neuropeptides, components maintained along with secretogranin II in neuroendocrine storage vesicles.
authors.affiliation: Unit on Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fischer-Colbrie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iacangelo
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Eiden
mesh_terms: D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000032:analysis; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000032:analysis; D002864:Chromogranins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000032:analysis; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000235:genetics; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D015290:Second Messenger Systems; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002864:Chromogranins; D003062:Codon; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide