PUBLICATION
Identification and characterization of the zebrafish and fugu genes encoding tuberoinfundibular peptide 39 (TIP39)
- Authors
- Papasani, M.R., Gensure, R.C., Yan, Y.L., Gunes, Y., Postlethwait, J.H., Ponugoti, B., John, M.R., Jüppner, H., and Rubin, D.A.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-040810-7
- Date
- 2004
- Source
- Endocrinology 145(11): 5294-5304 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Postlethwait, John H., Rubin, David, Yan, Yi-Lin
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
-
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- COS Cells
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- DNA, Complementary
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neuropeptides/genetics*
- Neuropeptides/metabolism
- Parathyroid Hormone/genetics
- Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein/genetics
- Phylogeny
- Takifugu/genetics*
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- PubMed
- 15297442 Full text @ Endocrinology
Citation
Papasani, M.R., Gensure, R.C., Yan, Y.L., Gunes, Y., Postlethwait, J.H., Ponugoti, B., John, M.R., Jüppner, H., and Rubin, D.A. (2004) Identification and characterization of the zebrafish and fugu genes encoding tuberoinfundibular peptide 39 (TIP39). Endocrinology. 145(11):5294-5304.
Abstract
Although the PTH type-2 receptor (PTH2R) has been isolated from mammals and zebrafish, only its mammalian agonist, tuberoinfundibular peptide 39 (TIP39), has been characterized thus far. To determine if zebrafish TIP39 (zTIP39) functions similarly with the zebrafish and human PTH2Rs (zPTH2R and hPTH2R), and to determine its tissue-specific expression, fugu (Takifugu rubripes) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) genomic databases were screened with hTIP39 sequences. A single TIP39 gene was identified for each fish species, which showed significant homology to mammalian TIP39. Using standard molecular techniques, we isolated cDNA sequences encoding zTIP39. The fugu TIP39 (fTIP39) precursor was encoded by a gene comprising at least three exons. It contained a hydrophobic signal sequence and a predicted prosequence with a dibasic cleavage site, similar to that found in mammalian TIP39 ligands. Phylogenetic analyses suggested that TIP39 forms the basal group from which PTH and PTHrP have been derived. Functionally, subtle differences in potency could be discerned between hTIP39 and zTIP39. The hPTH2R and zPTH2R were stimulated slightly better by both hTIP39 and zTIP39, while zTIP39 had a higher potency at a previously isolated zPTH2R splice variant. Whole-mount in situ hybridization of zebrafish revealed strong zTIP39 expression in the region of the hypothalamus, and in the heart of 24 h and 48 h old embryos. Similarly, zPTH2R expression was highly expressed throughout the brain of 48 h and 72 h old embryos. Since the mammalian PTH2R was also most abundantly expressed in these tissues, the TIP39-PTH2R system may serve conserved physiological roles in mammals and fishes.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping