Melanin concentrating hormone. V. Isolation and characterization of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone from frog pituitary glands. 1989

M C Tonon, and L Desrues, and C Lazure, and B G Jenks, and M Chrétien, and H Vaudry
URA CNRS 650, Unité Affiliée à l'INSERM, Université de Rouen, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.

The structure of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) has been determined in the pars intermedia of the frog Rana ridibunda. Pulse-chase labeling of frog neurointermediate lobes with selective amino acids revealed that the composition of frog alpha-MSH is similar to that of alpha-MSH from all mammalian species yet studied. Tryptic mapping of nexly synthetized alpha-MSH generated two fragments with the following amino acid composition: (T1) Trp, Pro, Lys, Gly, Val and (T2) Tyr, Arg, Phe, His, Ser, Glu. Concurrently, alpha-MSH was purified from 100 neurointermediate lobes to apparent homogeneity by reverse-phase HPLC. The sequence of the peptide determined by automated Edman degradation was Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val. The structure of frog alpha-MSH is thus identical to mammalian des-N alpha-acetyl alpha-MSH and differs from the sequence of toad (Xenopus laevis) alpha-MSH only by the first residue (Ser instead of Ala). These results confirm that the sequence of alpha-MSH has been highly preserved during evolution.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010904 Pituitary Gland, Posterior Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN in the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS and the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS. These axons travel down through the MEDIAN EMINENCE, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the PITUITARY STALK, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Neurohypophysis,Infundibular Process,Lobus Nervosus,Neural Lobe,Pars Nervosa of Pituitary,Posterior Lobe of Pituitary,Gland, Posterior Pituitary,Infundibular Processes,Lobe, Neural,Lobes, Neural,Nervosus, Lobus,Neural Lobes,Pituitary Pars Nervosa,Pituitary Posterior Lobe,Posterior Pituitary Gland,Posterior Pituitary Glands,Process, Infundibular,Processes, Infundibular
D011895 Rana ridibunda A species of the family Ranidae which occurs primarily in Europe and is used widely in biomedical research.
D011898 Ranidae The family of true frogs of the order Anura. The family occurs worldwide except in Antarctica. Frogs, True,Rana,Frog, True,True Frog,True Frogs
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D005075 Biological Evolution The process of cumulative change over successive generations through which organisms acquire their distinguishing morphological and physiological characteristics. Evolution, Biological
D000521 alpha-MSH A 13-amino acid peptide derived from proteolytic cleavage of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE, the N-terminal segment of ACTH. ACTH (1-13) is amidated at the C-terminal to form ACTH (1-13)NH2 which in turn is acetylated to form alpha-MSH in the secretory granules. Alpha-MSH stimulates the synthesis and distribution of MELANIN in MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates. MSH, alpha,alpha Intermedin,alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone,(Des-Acetyl)-alpha-MSH,(Desacetyl)alpha-MSH,ACTH (1-13),ACTH (1-13)NH2,ACTH(1-13),Acetylated ACTH (1-13)NH2,Adrenocorticotropin (1-13)NH2,DE-alpha-MSH,Des-Acetyl MSH,Desacetyl alpha-MSH,Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone,MSH, (Desacetyl)alpha-,alpha-Melanotropin,Desacetyl alpha MSH,Desacetyl alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone,Hormone, Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating,Hormone, alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating,Intermedin, alpha,MSH, Des-Acetyl,alpha MSH,alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone,alpha Melanotropin,alpha-MSH, Desacetyl,alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, Desacetyl
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino

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