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  • Title: An investigation of N-terminal pro-opiocortin peptides in the rat pituitary.
    Author: Jackson S, Salacinski P, Hope J, Lowry PJ.
    Journal: Peptides; 1983; 4(4):431-8. PubMed ID: 6316293.
    Abstract:
    Extracts of neurointermediate lobe (NIL) and anterior lobe (AL) of the rat pituitary, and material released from perfused rat pars distalis (PD) and pars intermedia (PI) cells were gel chromatographed and monitored using three antisera, each recognizing different regions of the non-corticotropin (ACTH)-lipotropin (LPH) portion of pro-opiocortin (POC). Two peaks (termed N-POC I) which emerged close to the elution position of rat beta-LPH were detected. The first peak was reduced significantly in the PI. Two smaller N-POC fragments which eluted near beta-endorphin were detected only in extracts and secretions of intermediate lobe tissue. One peak cross-reacted in the gamma 3-melanotropin (MSH) assay (N-POC III) whereas the other peak possessed amino (N)-terminal N-POC immunoreactivity (N-POC II). The results demonstrated differences in the distribution and nature of N-POC peptides released and extracted from the PD and PI of the rat pituitary, and suggest that the enzymic processing of N-POC is different in the two pituitary lobes.
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