title: Alternative splicing generates two isoforms of the beta3-adrenoceptor which are differentially expressed in mouse tissues.
abstract: The beta3-adrenoceptor (AR) differs from the beta1-AR and beta2-ARs in having introns within and downstream of the coding block. This study demonstrates two splice variants of the mouse beta3-AR which differ within the coding region. Reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction with intron-spanning primers was used to demonstrate the splice variant of the mouse beta3-adrenoceptor. The novel beta3b-AR has 17 amino acids encoded by exon 2 (SSLLREPRHLYTCLGYP) which differ from the 13 in the known beta3a-AR (RFDGYEGARPFPT). Beta3b-AR mRNA is differentially expressed in mouse tissues, with levels relative to beta3a-AR mRNA highest in hypothalamus, cortex and white adipose tissue, and lower in ileum smooth muscle and brown adipose tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Summers
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000235:genetics*; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3