Comparison of precursor structures of the GGNG peptides derived from the earthworm Eisenia foetida and the leech Hirudo nipponia

Authors
Minakata, H Ikeda, T Nagahama, T Oumi, T Ukena, K Matsushima, O Kawano, T Kimura, Y
Citation
H. Minakata et al., Comparison of precursor structures of the GGNG peptides derived from the earthworm Eisenia foetida and the leech Hirudo nipponia, BIOS BIOT B, 63(2), 1999, pp. 443-445
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
09168451 → ACNP
Volume
63
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
443 - 445
Database
ISI
SICI code
0916-8451(199902)63:2<443:COPSOT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Earthworm and leech cDNAs encoding the GGNG peptides, a family of myotropic peptides, were cloned and examined in this study. Both of the predicted pr ecursor proteins are of polyprotein structure and contain several putative peptides distinct from the GGNG peptides. However, the precursors show orga nizations distinct from each other and no sequence similarity except for th e GGNG peptides.