title: Somatostatin-like receptors in goldfish: cloning of four new receptors.
abstract: In this study, four somatostatin-like receptor (Sst) cDNAs were identified from goldfish pituitary, using RT-PCR screening and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) strategies. These include two type-five like Sst (Sst(5B) and Sst(5C)) and two type-three like Sst receptors (Sst(3A) and Sst(3B)), designated based on their amino acid sequence similarities to the known mammalian and fish Sst(5) and Sst(3). Both Sst(5C) and Sst(3A) mRNAs are widely expressed in all brain regions and pituitary; however, Sst(3B) expression is restricted to forebrain and Sst(5B) expression is mainly detected in pituitary and spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta, Canada T6G 2E9.
authors.forename: Xinwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Peter
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006054:Goldfish; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin