Developmental expression of a neurofilament-M and two vimentin-like genes in Xenopus laevis

Development ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
Intermediate Filament ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Amino Acid Level ◽  
Cdna Probe ◽  
Neural Induction ◽  
Developmental Expression ◽  
Temporal And Spatial Patterns ◽  
Temporal And Spatial

A hamster vimentin cDNA probe has been used to isolate and characterize three Xenopus laevis intermediate filament genes, named XIF1, XIF3 and XIF6. Of these, XIF6 shows 89% homology at the amino acid level to a portion of porcine neurofilament-M. XIF6 is transcribed solely in nervous tissue of embryos, commencing at the late neural tube stage. Expression is totally dependent on an interaction between mesoderm and ectoderm during gastrulation and can be used as a marker of neural induction. XIF1 shows 94% homology and XIF3 83% homology to hamster vimentin at the amino acid level over a region of the protein. Although XIF1 and XIF3 show more homology to vimentin than to any other intermediate filament gene, they have distinct temporal and spatial patterns of expression. XIF1 expression most resembles that of vimentin in higher vertebrates, being expressed in embryonic myotome and nerve cord, whilst XIF3 is unusual in that its expression is restricted predominantly to the head in tailbud embryos.

scholarly journals Halogenation of glycopeptide antibiotics occurs at the amino acid level during non-ribosomal peptide synthesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 5992-6004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiia Kittilä ◽  
Claudia Kittel ◽  
Julien Tailhades ◽  
Diane Butz ◽  
Melanie Schoppet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Peptide Synthesis ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Amino Acid Level ◽  
Antibiotic Biosynthesis ◽  
Carrier Protein ◽  
Glycopeptide Antibiotics ◽  
Glycopeptide Antibiotic ◽  
Protein Substrates

Halogenase enzymes involved in glycopeptide antibiotic biosynthesis accept aminoacyl-carrier protein substrates.

Plastein reaction as a method for enhancing the sulfur-containing amino acid level of soybean protein

1971 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1151-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiko. Yamashita ◽  
Soichi. Arai ◽  
Shun-Jen. Tsai ◽  
Masao. Fujimaki
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Soybean Protein ◽  
Amino Acid Level ◽  
Plastein Reaction ◽  
Sulfur Containing

Expression of intermediate filament proteins during development of Xenopus laevis. I. cDNA clones encoding different forms of vimentin

Development ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-298
Author(s):  
H. Herrmann ◽  
B. Fouquet ◽  
W.W. Franke
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
Intermediate Filament ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Mesenchymal Cell ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Cytoskeletal Proteins ◽  
Cdna Clones ◽  
Mammalian Development ◽  
Intermediate Filament Proteins

To provide a basis for studies of the expression of genes encoding the diverse kinds of intermediate-filament (IF) proteins during embryogenesis of Xenopus laevis we have isolated and characterized IF protein cDNA clones. Here we report the identification of two types of Xenopus vimentin, Vim1 and Vim4, with their complete amino acid sequences as deduced from the cloned cDNAs, both of which are expressed during early embryogenesis. In addition, we have obtained two further vimentin cDNAs (Vim2 and 3) which are sequence variants of closely related Vim1. The high evolutionary conservation of the amino acid sequences (Vim1: 458 residues; Mr approximately 52,800; Vim4: 463 residues; Mr approximately 53,500) to avian and mammalian vimentin and, to a lesser degree, to desmin from the same and higher vertebrate species, is emphasized, including conserved oligopeptide motifs in their head domains. Using these cDNAs in RNA blot and ribonuclease protection assays of various embryonic stages, we observed a dramatic increase of vimentin RNA at stage 14, in agreement with immunocytochemical results obtained with antibody VIM-3B4. The significance of very weak mRNA signals detected in earlier stages is discussed in relation to negative immunocytochemical results obtained in these stages. The first appearance of vimentin has been localized to a distinct mesenchymal cell layer underlying the neural plate or tube, respectively. The results are discussed in relation to programs of de novo synthesis of other cytoskeletal proteins in amphibian and mammalian development.

Influence of Amino Acid Level in the Diet upon Amino Acid Oxidation by the Rat

1972 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. Brookes ◽  
F. N. Owens ◽  
U. S. Garrigus
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Amino Acid Level ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidation

Source and function of urinary ammonia in the alligator

1959 ◽  
Vol 197 (4) ◽  
pp. 873-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland A. Coulson ◽  
Thomas Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Amino Acid Level ◽  
Plasma Amino Acid ◽  
Plasma Amino Acids ◽  
Renal Reabsorption ◽  
And Function ◽  
Phosphate Solutions

The rate of renal deamination of 18 amino acids was determined by injecting them into alligators and measuring the ammonia excreted. Not only did glycine, alanine, glutamine and leucine account for nearly half of the plasma amino acids, they were also deaminated more rapidly than any of the others. In view of this it was concluded that these four amino acids are the natural precursors of urinary NH3 in the alligator. Increased NH3 and CO2 excretion following glycine injections resulted in increased renal reabsorption of Na and Cl when NaCl was injected and increased Na reabsorption when NaHCO3 or Na phosphate solutions were injected. The fact that excess NH4HCO3 excretion enhances salt reabsorption independent of plasma pH makes it probable that the excretion of N is the chief function of the ammonia mechanism and that salt conservation is incidental. Insulin decreased the plasma amino acid level and drastically reduced the NH3 excretion. With the decrease in ammonia, NaCl and NaHCO3 were excreted in increased amounts.

scholarly journals Developmentally regulated cytokeratin gene in Xenopus laevis.

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 2575-2581 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Winkles ◽  
T D Sargent ◽  
D A Parry ◽  
E Jonas ◽  
I B Dawid
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
Intermediate Filament ◽  
Type I ◽  
Developmentally Regulated ◽  
Amino Acid Homology ◽  
Intermediate Filament Proteins ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Terminal Domains

We have determined the sequence of cloned cDNAs derived from a 1,665-nucleotide mRNA which transiently accumulates during Xenopus laevis embryogenesis. Computer analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence revealed that this mRNA encodes a 47-kilodalton type I intermediate filament subunit, i.e., a cytokeratin. As is common to all intermediate filament subunits so far examined, the predicted polypeptide, named XK70, contains N- and C-terminal domains flanking a central alpha-helical rod domain. The overall amino acid homology between XK70 and a human 50-kilodalton type I keratin is 47%; homology within the alpha-helical domain is 57%. The N-terminal domain, which is not completely contained in our cDNAs, is basic, contains 42% serine plus alanine, and includes five copies of a six-amino-acid repeating unit. The C-terminal domain has a high alpha-helical content and contains a region with sequence homology to the C-terminal domains of other type I and type III intermediate filament proteins. We suggest that different keratin filament subtypes may have different functional roles during amphibian oogenesis and embryogenesis.

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