Characterization of a teleost gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
A peptide that is recognized by certain antibodies raised against mammalian gonadotropin-releasing hormone has been purified from extracts of salmon brains by gel filtration and high-performance liquid chromatography. The primary structure of this 10-residue peptide is less than Glu-His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-Gly-Trp-Leu-Pro-Gly-NH2. This represents a difference of two amino acids between salmon and mammalian gonadotropin-releasing hormone and demonstrates that most of the molecule has been conserved during evolution. The synthetic form of salmon gonadotropin-releasing hormone is less potent than is mammalian gonadotropin-releasing hormone on mammalian cells and is biologically active in salmon.
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D012474:Salmon
D000596:Amino Acids; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone