| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1677/JOE-07-0517 |
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| Author | Search for: Manning, Anthony J.1 ; Search for: Murray, Harry M.1 ; Search for: Gallant, Jeffrey W.1 ; Search for: Matsuoka, Makota P.1 ; Search for: Radford, Emily1 ; Search for: Douglas, Susan E.1 |
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| Name affiliation | - National Research Council Canada. NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences
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| Format | Text |
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| Type | Article |
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| Journal title | Journal of Endocrinology |
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| ISSN | 0022-0795
1479-6805 |
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| Volume | 196 |
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| Issue | 1 |
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| Pages | 181–192; # of pages: 12 |
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| Abstract | Ghrelin is a conserved vertebrate hormone that affects both GH release and appetite. We have cloned and characterized Atlantic halibut preproghrelin cDNA and examined for the first time preproghrelin expression during fish larval development using quantitative real-time PCR. In addition, cellular sites of expression in larvae and tissue-specific expression in 3-year-old halibut were studied. A full-length cDNA for preproghrelin was isolated from halibut stomach tissue. The 899 bp cDNA encodes an open reading frame of 105 amino acids that is comprised of a signal peptide and two peptides with high similarity to ghrelin and obestatin. The deduced amino acid sequence of halibut ghrelin peptide (GSSFLSPSHKPPKGKPPRA) shows significant conservation relative to other teleostean sequences and is identical to human ghrelin for the first seven amino acids of the sequence. The putative obestatin peptide is well-conserved among fishes but shares limited similarity with its human counterpart. Expression of ghrelin was localized to two different cell types in the stomach of larval halibut by in situ hybridization. However, sensitive PCR assays on tissues collected from 3-year-old fish additionally identified ghrelin transcripts in pyloric caecae, intestine, and in immature ovary and testis. Ontogenetic studies detected ghrelin expression prior to exogenous feeding during larval development (hatching and mouth-opening stages) with increased expression occurring through metamorphosis. This increase was pronounced during climax metamorphosis and coincided with stomach differentiation. Patterns of preproghrelin expression suggest that ghrelin has important roles during and after larval development in halibut, and that ghrelin is associated with digestive and gonadal tissues in this teleost. |
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| Publication date | 2007-10-17 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | 42707
1263 |
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| NPARC number | 3538172 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Report a correction | Report a correction |
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Record identifier | 72fc524a-cd1f-4599-87e2-d2c4708afb29 | | Record created | 2009-03-01 |
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| Record modified | 2016-05-09 |
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