title: [A novel rabbit endothelin B receptor gene: cloning and sequence analysis].
abstract: Endothelin(ET) is the most potent mammalian vasoconstrictor identified to data. As a pathogenic factor, ET is involved in the genesis of many diseases. In this study, a pair of primers was designed and synthesized according to the human ETB receptor gene (hETBR) sequence. A 394 bp of DNA fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and labeled with alpha-32P-CTP using Random Primer-Labeling method. With this probe, rabbit lung cDNA library was screened by in situ hybridization and 11 positive clones were identified. Sequencing result showed that a complete reading frame of rabbit ETB receptor(rETBR) cDNA could be produced from three positive clones of eleven. By a series of subcloning, a recombinant plasmid including the 1326 bp of rETBR coding sequences, named pBlu Script-rETBR, was constructed. The deduced amino acid sequence indicated that the rETBR is 441 residues in length, with an expected molecular mass of approximately 49.44 kD. N-terminal 18 residues is the potential signal peptide (Score = 11.11) and therefore the molecular mass of mature rETBR is 47.65 kD with 423 amino acid residues. Analysis of the rETBR hydropathy profile indicates the presence of seven hydrophobic regions, putative transmembrane domains. Potential N-glycosylation sites are the 60th and the 118th. The structure exhibits a significant sequence and topographical similarity with G protein-coupled receptors.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Biological Control, Zhongshan Unviversity, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Q Y
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Q X
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: X Z
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011817:Rabbits; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin