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  • Title: There are three distinct forms of bombesin. Identification of [Leu13]bombesin, [Phe13]bombesin, and [Ser3,Arg10,Phe13]bombesin in the frog Bombina orientalis.
    Author: Nagalla SR, Barry BJ, Falick AM, Gibson BW, Taylor JE, Dong JZ, Spindel ER.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1996 Mar 29; 271(13):7731-7. PubMed ID: 8631814.
    Abstract:
    Amphibian bombesin is the prototypic peptide that defines the bombesin-like peptide family. In this paper we show that in the frog Bombina orientalis, there are actually 3 distinct forms of bombesin, and each of these peptides is an agonist with differing affinities for the known bombesin receptors. Oligonucleotides complementary to the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions of the bombesin mRNA were used to amplify bombesin-related cDNAs from the skin, brain, and gut of B. orientalis. Three classes of cDNAs were found. One class encoded the previously characterized form of bombesin which has a Leu at position 13 ([Leu13]bombesin). The other two classes, respectively, encoded new bombesin-like peptides which we have designated as [Phe13]bombesin and [Ser3,Arg10,Phe13]bombesin ([SAP]bombesin). The existence of [SAP]bombesin in skin was confirmed by tandem mass spectrometry. Polymerase chain reaction analysis of genomic DNA showed the mRNAs for [Leu13]bombesin, [Phe13]bombesin, and [SAP]bombesin most likely arise from separate genes. Polymerase chain reaction analysis showed different patterns of tissue-specific expression for each form. [Leu13]Bombesin and [SAP]bombesin were predominantly expressed in skin, brain, and gut; [Phe13]bombesin was expressed only in brain, and [Leu13]bombesin predominated in oocytes. [SAP]Bombesin contained a cleavage site between residues 4 and 5, which if used would yield the peptide [SAP]bombesin(5-14) which has the sequence [Gln3,Arg6]neuromedin B. Thus a frog homolog of NMB could derive from the [SAP]bombesin prohormone. [Phe13]Bombesin, [SAP]bombesin, and [SAP]bombesin(5-14) were synthesized and their affinities for the mammalian bombesin-like peptide (GRP and NMB) receptors determined. These peptides acted as agonists for the GRP and NMB receptors, with relative potencies for the GRP receptor of [Leu13]bombesin > [Phe13]bombesin > [SAP]bombesin(5-14) > [SAP]bombesin and for the NMB receptor of [Phe13]bombesin > [SAP]bombesin(5-14) > [Leu13]bombesin > [SAP]bombesin. None of these peptides demonstrated high affinity binding for the BRS-3 receptor. The different receptor affinities and tissue distribution of these peptides suggests distinct physiologic roles and raises the possibility of as yet uncharacterized mammalian homologs of these new amphibian peptides.
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