title: Distribution and characterization of natriuretic peptide receptors in the gills of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
abstract: The distribution and nature of natriuretic peptide receptors (NPR) in the gills of dogfish, Squalus acanthias, were examined by tissue section autoradiography, competition analysis, protein electrophoresis, guanylate cyclase (GC) assays, and molecular cloning. Specific NP binding occurred on the gill filaments, but not on the interbranchial septum or gill arch. The binding was densest on the efferent edge of the gills. Higher resolution light-microscopic examination of emulsion-coated sections showed that specific binding occurred mainly on the secondary lamellae and filament body and not on the arterial circulation. At least two types of NPR were revealed. One is linked to GC since NP binding stimulates the production of cGMP. The GC receptor may be similar to the NPR-B mammalian receptor since only pCNP stimulated cGMP production. The second receptor is not linked to GC and binds the specific ligand C-ANF [rat des(Gln18, Ser19, Gly20, Leu21, Gly22)]. The sequence of a cDNA generated using primers based on conserved regions of vertebrate NPR-C had considerable homology with mammalian and eel NPR-C and eel NPR-D. The presence of GC-linked NPR and NPR-C/ NPR-D suggests that the gills are an important target organ for NP action.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Dearkin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Donald
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toop
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000378:metabolism; D001345:Autoradiography; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004284:Dogfish / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005880:Gills / Q000378:metabolism*; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008024:Ligands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012491:Salt Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; C073616:atrial natriuretic factor receptor C