title: Construction of a porcine adrenal medullary cDNA library and nucleotide sequence analysis of two clones encoding a galanin precursor.
abstract: The presence of the 29-amino acid peptide galanin and galanin-like immunoreactivity in the peripheral and central nervous system have been established. We describe below the construction of a 1.1-million-recombinant cDNA library derived from poly(A)+ RNA from pig adrenal medulla, rich in galanin-like immunoreactivity, and the isolation and characterization of clones encoding preprogalanin. Mixtures of synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides corresponding to galanin-(7-19) and galanin-(22-29) were synthesized and used as hybridization probes to screen the cDNA library. Sequencing of two recombinant plasmids shows that pig galanin mRNA in the adrenal medulla encodes a precursor protein of 123 amino acids that is comprised of a leader sequence, a single galanin sequence, and a 59-amino acid sequence (galanin message-associated peptide) of as yet unknown function. The single galanin sequence, followed by a glycine (the amide donor), is flanked on both sides by pairs of lysine and arginine residues. RNA blot-hybridization analysis of poly(A)+ RNA from pig adrenal medulla reveals a single mRNA of approximately equal to 900-950 bases.
mesh_terms: D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000502:physiology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D019004:Galanin; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019004:Galanin; D004247:DNA