Document Detail


Purification and characterization of caprine ghrelin and its effect on growth hormone release.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20437258     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ghrelin, a novel peptide modified by n-octanoic acid at the third serine residue (Ser(3)), serves as an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) 1a. The octanoyl modification at Ser(3) is essential for receptor binding or growth hormone release. Here, we report the purification of caprine ghrelin and its physiological role in goats. The major form of caprine ghrelin is a 27 amino acid peptide that is octanoylated (C8:0) at Ser(3) and lacks Gln(14), which is present in rat and human ghrelin. Additionally, we identified various acyl modifications in caprine ghrelin: nonanoic (C9:0), decanoic (10:0), unsaturated octanoic acids (C8:1), and an unidentified fatty acid modification. We observed that differences in acyl modifications affected GHS-R1a activation. In addition, administration of synthetic bovine ghrelin increased plasma growth hormone (GH) levels in goats. Thus, the present study indicates a structural divergence in caprine ghrelin and suggests that ghrelin is involved in GH release in ruminants.
Authors:
Takanori Ida; Mikiya Miyazato; Xing-Zi Lin; Hiroyuki Kaiya; Takahiro Sato; Keiko Nakahara; Noboru Murakami; Kenji Kangawa; Masayasu Kojima
Related Documents :
428008 - Fate of juvenile hormone in mammalian cell culture.
16286748 - Topical methimazole as a new treatment for postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: report o...
15551058 - Vitamin d status as the major factor determining the circulating levels of parathyroid ...
11537398 - Hormonal induction and antihormonal inhibition of tracheary element differentiation in ...
2598968 - Effect of short-term omeprazole administration on serum pepsinogens in relation to fast...
2049388 - Membrane fatty acid composition and endothelial cell functional properties.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-05-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1559-1166     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Mol. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-02     Completed Date:  2010-12-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9002991     Medline TA:  J Mol Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  99-105     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Research Organization, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan. a0d203u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Cattle
Cloning, Molecular
Fatty Acids / chemistry
Ghrelin / chemistry,  genetics,  isolation & purification*,  metabolism*
Goats*
Growth Hormone / secretion*
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Rats
Sequence Alignment
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fatty Acids; 0/Ghrelin; 9002-72-6/Growth Hormone

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Comment on the paper: alterations in electrocardiographic parameters after subacute exposure of fluo...
Next Document:  Fungi in roots of nursery grown Pinus sylvestris: ectomycorrhizal colonisation, genetic diversity an...