Molecular characterization of the cDNA and localization of the mRNA encoding the prohormone convertase PC5-A in the European green frog

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 456, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-72

  Gangnon, Françoise ^a   Jégou, Sylvie ^a   Vallarino, Mauro ^b   Vieau, Didier ^c   Vaudry, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Brain; Endoproteases; Neuropeptides; Precursor processing

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; FURIN; MESSENGER RNA; SERINE PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SUBTILISIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; DNA DETERMINATION; FROG; GLYCOSYLATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINE; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY BULB; PANCREAS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; STOMACH; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TESTIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PITUITARY GLAND; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 5; RANA ESCULENTA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0037467619     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10485     Document Type: Article

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