Endothelin-3 is a novel neuropeptide: Isolation and sequence determination of endothelin-1 and endothelin-3 in porcine brain

Osamu Shinmi, Sadao Kimura, Tatsuya Sawamura, Yoshiki Sugita, Toshihiro Yoshizawa, Yasuo Uchiyama, Masashi Yanagisawa, Katsutoshi Goto, Tomoh Masaki, Ichiro Kanazawa

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

141 Scopus citations

Abstract

The molecular forms of endothelin (ET) related peptides were investigated in porcine brain by using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with three specific radioimmunoassays. ET-1 and its oxidized form were isolated and sequenced as in the case of porcine spinal cord. A very small amount of big ET-1 (1-39) and its C-terminal fragment (big ET-1(22-39)) were also detected. Furthermore, immunoreactive (ir)-ET-3 was isolated and sequenced; its partial primary structure was identical to that of human (rat) ET-3. The concentrations of ir-ET-1 and ir-ET-3 in porcine brain were 140 fmol/g tissue and 5 fmol/g tissue, respectively. These results indicate that besides ET-1, ET-3 is a novel neuropeptide in the central nervous system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)587-593
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume164
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 16 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Endothelin-3 is a novel neuropeptide: Isolation and sequence determination of endothelin-1 and endothelin-3 in porcine brain'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this