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Structurally conserved C-RFa revealed prolactin releasing activity in vitro and gene expression changes in pituitary of seasonally acclimatized carp.
Romero, Alex; Montefusco-Siegmund, Rodrigo; Valenzuela, Guillermo et al.
2012In Biological Research, 45 (2), p. 183-92
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Abstract :
[en] Here we show the cloning and characterization of a novel homolog of prepro C-RFa cDNA from Cyprinus carpio. The deduced preprohormone precursor of 115 amino acids leads to a mature bioactive peptide of 20 amino acids with identical sequence to other teleost C-RFa. Modeling of the mature C-RFa peptide highlighted significant similarity to homologous human PrRP20, specifically the conserved amphipathic system defined by the C-terminal alpha-helix. Clearly, the synthetic C-RFa peptide stimulated prolactin release from primary cultured fish pituitary cells. For the first time, significant variation was shown in C-RFa mRNA and protein levels in the hypothalamus and pituitary between summer- and winter-acclimatized carp. Furthermore, C-RFa protein distribution in carp central nervous tissue was visualized by immunodetection in fibers and cells in hypothalamus, olfactory tract, cerebellum and pituitary stalk. In conclusion, we demonstrated the structure conservation of C-RFa in teleosts and mammals and immunopositive cells and fibers for C-RFa in brain areas. Finally, the increase of C-RFa expression suggests the participation of this hypothalamic factor in the mechanism of modulation in PRL expression in carp.
Research center :
AFFISH-RC - Applied and Fundamental FISH Research Center - ULiège
Giga-Development and Stem Cells - ULiège
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Romero, Alex
Montefusco-Siegmund, Rodrigo
Valenzuela, Guillermo
Kausel, Gudrun
Muller, Marc  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > GIGA-R : Biologie et génétique moléculaire
Brauchi, Sebastian
Figueroa, Jaime E.
Language :
English
Title :
Structurally conserved C-RFa revealed prolactin releasing activity in vitro and gene expression changes in pituitary of seasonally acclimatized carp.
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Biological Research
ISSN :
0716-9760
eISSN :
0717-6287
Publisher :
BioMed Central, United Kingdom
Volume :
45
Issue :
2
Pages :
183-92
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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