title: Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA encoding a precursor for human brain natriuretic peptide.
abstract: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a novel diuretic-natriuretic and vasorelaxant peptide originally isolated from porcine brain. In contrast to mammalian atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), immunological characterization suggests that mammalian BNPs show structural species differences. In order to determine the amino acid sequence of human BNP, we constructed a human cardiac atrium cDNA library and screened for clones hybridizing with porcine BNP cDNA. By sequence analysis of cDNA encoding a putative human BNP precursor, an amino acid sequence of human prepro-BNP of 134 residues has been deduced, in which a minimum bioactive unit highly homologous to porcine BNP-32 is present at the carboxy-terminus.
authors.affiliation: Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sudoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kojima
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; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D004247:DNA