title: Molecular cloning and characterization of avian N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor type 1 (NMDA-R1) gene.
abstract: Birds have several advantages in the study of memory formation, as imprinting and passive avoidance behaviors in chick are often used as model systems. However, the primary structure of the bird N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) responsive glutamate receptor, which is assumed to play a critical role in memory formation, has not been determined. In this report we describe the cDNA cloning of a subunit of NMDA receptors (NMDA-R1) from duck and analysis of its structure and distribution in the brain. The N-terminal 898 amino acids of the NMDA-R1 were well conserved between duck and mammals, but the homology was completely lost in the C-terminus. In situ hybridization showed that the duck NMDA-R1 gene was expressed throughout the brain as it is in mammals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukada
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004372:Ducks / Q000235:genetics*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats / Q000235:genetics*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate