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ArticleThe journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society2003

Expression and localization of prohormone convertase PC1 in the calcitonin-producing cells of the bullfrog ultimobranchial gland.

Yuichi Yaoi, Masakazu Suzuki, Hideaki Tomura, Shingo Kurabuchi, Yuichi Sasayama, Shigeyasu Tanaka

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Article in The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yuichi YaoiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University, Ohya 836, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan.
Masakazu Suzuki
Hideaki Tomura
Shingo Kurabuchi
Yuichi Sasayama
Shigeyasu Tanaka
Shizuoka University · JPGunma University · JPKanazawa University · JPNippon Dental University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We examined the expression and localization of the prohormone convertases, PC1 and PC2, in the ultimobranchial gland of the adult bullfrog using immunohistochemical (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) techniques. In the ultimobranchial gland, PC1-immunoreactive cells were columnar, and were present in the follicular epithelium. When serial sections were immunostained with anti-calcitonin, anti-CGRP, anti-PC1, and anti-PC2 sera, PC1 was found only in the calcitonin/CGRP-producing cells. No PC2-immunopositive cells were detected. In the ISH, PC1 mRNA-positive cells were detected in the follicle cells in the ultimobranchial gland. No PC2 mRNA-positive cells were detected. RT-PCR revealed expression of the mRNAs of PC1 and the PC2 in the ultimobranchial gland. However, very little of the PC2 mRNA is probably translated because no PC2 protein was detected either by IHC staining or by Western blotting analysis. We conclude that the main prohormone convertase that is involved in the proteolytic cleavage of procalcitonin in the bullfrog is PC1.

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AnimalsAntibody SpecificityCalcitoninImmunohistochemistryProprotein Convertase 1Proprotein Convertase 2Rana catesbeianaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerUltimobranchial BodyCalcitoninProprotein Convertase 1Proprotein Convertase 2RNA, Messenger

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PMID14566018
PMCPMC3957555
OpenAlexW2131749009

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