title: Molecular characterization of a novel human endothelin receptor splice variant.
abstract: Endothelin receptors are widely distributed throughout a number of tissues. A novel ETB receptor splice variant (ETB-SVR) was identified from a human placental cDNA library. Sequence analysis indicated that the ETB-SVR is 436 amino acids long and shares 91% identity to the human ETB-R. Northern blot analysis indicated an mRNA species of 2.7 kilobases, which is expressed in the lung, placenta, kidney, and skeletal muscle. Ligand binding studies of the cloned ETB-SVR and ETB-R receptors expressed in COS cells showed that ET peptides exhibited similar potency in displacing 125I-ET-1 binding. Functional studies showed that ET-1, ET-3, and sarafotoxin 6c displayed similar potencies for inositol phosphates accumulation in ETB-R-transfected COS cells, whereas no increase in inositol phosphate accumulation was observed in ETB-SVR-transfected cells. In addition, exposure of ETB-R-transfected cells to ET-1 caused an increase in the intracellular acidification rate whereas ETB-SVR-transfected cells did not respond to ET-1. These data suggest that the ETB-SVR and ETB-R are functionally distinct and the difference in the amino acid sequences between the two receptors may determine functional coupling. Availability of cDNA clones for endothelin receptors can facilitate our understanding of the role of ET in the pathophysiology of various diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, USA.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Elshourbagy
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Adamou
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pullen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nambi
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D019556:COS Cells; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D017931:DNA Primers; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D019334:Endothelin-3 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007294:Inositol / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008961:Models, Structural; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013552:Swine; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D019332:Endothelin-1; D019334:Endothelin-3; D016232:Endothelins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C074308:sovateltide; D007294:Inositol