Biosynthesis and Processing of the N‐Terminal Part of Proopiomelanocortin in Xenopus laevis: Characterization of γ‐MSH Peptides

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 807-815

  van Strien, Frank J C ^a   Devreese, Bart ^b   Van Beeurnen, Jozef ^b   Roubos, Eric W ^a   Jenks, Bruce G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; pituitary gland; proopiomelanocortin; Xenopus laevis; MSH

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; HORMONE ANTIBODY; INTERMEDIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLYCOSYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MSH; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY GLAND; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, MASS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUNICAMYCIN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0028809889     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1995.tb00718.x     Document Type: Article

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