title: Preproinsulin messenger ribonucleic acid in the rat adrenal gland.
abstract: Many studies support the concept of insulin synthesis in tissues other than the pancreas. Our previous investigations have demonstrated the presence of insulin immunoreactivity in the adrenal medulla of the rat. This immunoreactivity was found to be associated with the chromaffin granule. This study is directed at isolating the messenger ribonucleic acid that encodes for preproinsulin. Reverse transcription coupled with polymerase chain reaction was used. Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) was amplified, extracted and reamplified. It was then subjected to digestion with four different restriction endonuclease enzymes. Its resemblance to the corresponding cDNA that encodes for preproinsulin I in the rat was established. Our results suggest that insulin is synthesized in the rat adrenal gland for autocrine, paracrine, neuromodulation or local physiologic function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Budd
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pansky
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000737:chemistry*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011384:Proinsulin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007328:Insulin; D011498:Protein Precursors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C013737:preproinsulin; D011384:Proinsulin; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; C024669:endodeoxyribonuclease AluI; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C024403:GGCC-specific type II deoxyribonucleases