title: A novel guanylyl cyclase-A isoform: rat GC-A1 identification and mRNA localization to renal papilla and adrenal.
abstract: Natriuretic peptides modulate systemic blood pressure, diuresis and natriuresis through the stimulation of cGMP production by guanylyl cyclase-coupled natriuretic peptide receptor-A and -B (GC-A and GC-B). A novel isoform of GC-A, GC-A1, has been identified which is the result of differential splicing of a new exon, 5a. This 9 bp sequence is predicted to add proline-cysteine-glutamine to the extracellular juxtamembrane region of the receptor protein. Transcripts for GC-A1 are expressed primarily in the renal papilla and adrenal. In these tissues, its abundance relative to GC-A was 1-2.5% as assessed by quantitative PCR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tallerico-Melnyk
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000201:enzymology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D009928:Organ Specificity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase