title: Comparison of precursor structures of the GGNG peptides derived from the earthworm Eisenia foetida and the leech Hirudo nipponia.
abstract: Earthworm and leech cDNAs encoding the GGNG peptides, a family of myotropic peptides, were cloned and examined in this study. Both of the predicted precursor proteins are of polyprotein structure and contain several putative peptides distinct from the GGNG peptides. However, the precursors show organizations distinct from each other and no sequence similarity except for the GGNG peptides.
authors: Suntory Institute for Bioorganic Research, Osaka, Japan.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Minakata
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ikeda
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Nagahama
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Oumi
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ukena
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Matsushima
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kawano
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D007865:Leeches / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C096865:GGNG-2 peptide; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D011498:Protein Precursors