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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1-2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-10-1
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pubmed:abstractText |
We cloned the genes for the mouse homologue of the neuromedin B receptor (NMB-R) and the bombesin receptor subtype 3 (BRS-3). Both receptor genes consist of three exons with well-conserved intron-exon borders. Although the NMB-R gene spans more than 10 kb, the BRS-3 gene spans only about 4 kb. Comparison of the mouse and human receptor sequences indicates 90% (NMB-R) and 85% (BRS-3) sequence homology at the amino-acid level. In the adult mouse, the NMB-R mRNA is expressed in the brain, testis, esophagus, intestine and uterus, whereas the BRS-3 mRNA is expressed predominantly in the brain. In the brain, the NMB-R gene expression is prominent in the thalamic and olfactory regions, and the BRS-3 gene is expressed particularly in the hypothalamic region. In mouse testis, the NMB-R gene expression is prominent, and the expression of BRS-3 mRNA is barely detected. In contrast, BRS-3 has been shown to be expressed in rat testis and guinea-pig uterus, therefore it is possible that a different subtype of the bombesin receptor mediates the same response in different species. Together with the mouse GRP-R gene cloned previously, cloning of the mouse NMB-R and BRS-3 genes permits comparison of function and structure of the three bombesin receptor subtypes in the mouse.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0006-8993
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
11
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pubmed:volume |
762
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
165-72
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Base Sequence,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Brain Chemistry,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Cloning, Molecular,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Consensus Sequence,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Gene Expression,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Gene Library,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Molecular Sequence Data,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Protein Structure, Tertiary,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-RNA, Messenger,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Receptors, Bombesin,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid,
pubmed-meshheading:9262170-Testis
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pubmed:year |
1997
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Cloning and expression of the neuromedin B receptor and the third subtype of bombesin receptor genes in the mouse.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. hamazaki@prit.go.jp
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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