Journal article
Molecular and functional characterization of a partial cDNA encoding a novel chicken brain melatonin receptor
Abstract
An approach based on homology probing was used to clone a partial cDNA encoding a novel melatonin (ML) receptor (MLR) from chicken (Gallus domesticus) brain. Based on available deduced amino-acid sequence, the chicken MLR (cMLR) displayed greater sequence homology to the frog (Xenopus) MLR than cloned human/mammalian receptors, with overall identities of 73% and 66%, respectively. In order to gain functional expression, a chimeric frog/chicken …
Authors
Liu F; Yuan H; Sugamori KS; Hamadanizadeh A; Lee FJS; Pang SF; Brown GM; Pristupa ZB; Niznik HB
Journal
FEBS Letters, Vol. 374, No. 2, pp. 273–278
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 30, 1995
DOI
10.1016/0014-5793(95)01129-3
ISSN
0014-5793
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Adenylyl Cyclase InhibitorsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCell LineChickensCloning, MolecularCyclic AMPDNA, ComplementaryHumansMelatoninMolecular Sequence DataRNA, MessengerReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, MelatoninRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificityXenopus