Partial amino acid sequence of rat hepatic lipase was obtained by gas-phase microsequence analysis of proteolytic fragments. Sequence comparison to bovine lipoprotein lipase and porcine pancreatic lipase reveals a highly conserved region existing among these three physiologically distinct lipolytic enzymes. In a stretch of 36 amino acid residues previously reported for pancreatic lipase (De Caro, J.
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March 1987
Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) stimulates the production of macrophages from bone marrow progenitor cells. We have identified a cDNA clone for murine CSF-1 by antibody screening of a mouse L-cell cDNA library in the expression vector lambda gt11. A screen of about 150,000 recombinant plaques yielded 6 clones that reacted well with an antibody raised against denatured and reduced mouse L-cell CSF-1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study is to purify and to characterize chemically cholecystokinin (CCK)-like peptides present in brain and gut extracts that elute from gel filtration after the octapeptide. Canine small intestinal mucosa and brain were boiled in water and then extracted in cold trifluoroacetic acid, and cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity was determined by carboxyl-terminal specific radioimmunoassay. Gel permeation chromatography on Sephadex G-50 revealed a form of CCK apparently smaller than CCK-8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCholecystokinin previously has been characterized by chromatographic and immunological techniques. Analysis of cDNA has revealed the structure of preprocholecystokinin. The predicted processing sites of preprocholecystokinin cannot account for the multiple forms of cholecystokinin detected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurotensin-like immunoreactivity can be detected in extracts of canine upper gastrointestinal mucosa when measured by carboxyl terminal but not by amino terminal antibodies to neurotensin. The nature of this immunoreactive material was characterized by complete purification on gel filtration and HPLC followed by peptide microsequence analysis. The structure obtained was Glu-Asn-Lys-Pro-Arg-Arg-Pro-Tyr-Ile-(Leu), identical in structure to the carboxyl terminal decapeptide of neurotensin.
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