title: Molecular cloning and localization of a cDNA encoding a crustacean hyperglycemic hormone from the South African spiny lobster, Jasus lalandii.
abstract: A cDNA, encoding a crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (cHH) of the South African spiny lobster, Jasus lalandii has been cloned. The cDNA consists of 1773 bp with an open reading frame of 399 bp that encodes a preprohormone of 133 amino acid residues. The preprohormone consists of a 25 amino acid hydrophobic signal peptide, a 32 amino acid cHH precursor-related peptide (CPRP) and the cHH sequence of 72 amino acid residues. The cHH sequence is flanked N-terminally by a Lys-Arg cleavage site and C-terminally by Gly-Lys, where Gly serves as an amidation site. The deduced amino acid sequence of the CPRP is in complete agreement with a peptide previously elucidated from sinus glands of J. lalandii, code-named CPRP 2 and the sequence of the cHH peptide matches that of the minor cHH isoform of J. lalandii, i.e. crustacean hyperglycemic hormone-II (cHH-II), which was also previously obtained by peptide sequencing. In situ hybridization on eyestalks revealed strong cHH-II mRNA expression in a subset of neurosecretory cells of the X-organ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa. hmarco@botzoo.uct.ac.za
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scheller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gäde
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D060829:Arthropod Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005123:Eye / Q000378:metabolism; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007447:Invertebrate Hormones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D033521:Palinuridae / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D060829:Arthropod Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007447:Invertebrate Hormones; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C015947:hyperglycemic hormone, crustacean