title: Molecular characterization and distribution of the opioid growth factor receptor (OGFr) in mouse.
abstract: The native opioid growth factor (OGF), [Met(5)]-enkephalin, is a tonic inhibitory peptide that modulates cell proliferation and tissue organization during development, cancer, cellular renewal, wound healing, and angiogenesis. OGF action is mediated by a receptor mechanism. The receptor for OGF, OGFr, has been cloned and sequenced in humans and rats. Using primers based on the rat OGFr cDNA, and a mouse embryo expressed sequence tag, the full-length 2.1 kb mouse OGFr cDNA was sequenced. The open reading frame was found to encode a protein of 634 amino acids, and 14 imperfect repeats of 9 amino acids each were a prominent feature. The molecular weight of OGFr was calculated as 70679, and the isoelectric point was 4.5. Northern blot analysis revealed a 2.1 kb OGFr mRNA transcript in adult mouse brain, heart, lung, liver, kidney, and triceps surae muscle. The amino acids for mouse and rat OGFr were 93% similar and 91% identical, but the mouse and human shared only a 70% similarity and a 58% identity. These results emphasize the molecular validity of OGFr, and explain the interaction of OGF with respect to normal and abnormal growth in mouse cells and tissues.
authors: Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. isz1@psu.edu
authors: I S
authors: IS
authors: Zagon
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Verderame
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Zimmer
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: McLaughlin
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D020449:Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; C033593:methionine-enkephalin receptor