Cloning of cDNAs encoding a rat neuropeptide immunologically related to salmon melanin-concentrating hormone.
In order to identify the neuropeptide related to melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) synthetized by neurons of the posterior hypothalamus in the mammals, we have screened rat hypothalamus and rat brain cDNA expression libraries using MCH antiserum. We isolated 5 distinct immunopositive recombinants with cross-hybridizing cDNA inserts. One of them hybridized to RNAs exclusively located in neurons stained by the same antiserum, as seen by successively performing in situ hybridization and then an immunocytochemical technique on the same section. Sequencing of this MCH-like cDNA is in progress.
Fellmann
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CNRS URA 561, Laboratoire d'Histologie Embryologie Cytogénétique, Faculté de Médecine, Besançon, France.
Bresson
J L
JL
Breton
C
C
Bahjaoui
M
M
Rouillon
A
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Gouget
A
A
Bugnon
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C
D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007028:Hypothalamic Hormones; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007034:Hypothalamus, Posterior / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008543:Melanins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012474:Salmon
D007028:Hypothalamic Hormones; D008543:Melanins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D010907:Pituitary Hormones; C019463:melanin-concentrating hormone; D004247:DNA