... putatively encoding a 403-residue protein, the turtle urea transporter (turtle UT). The first cloned reptilian UT has high homology with UTs (facilitated urea transporters) cloned from vertebrates, and most closely resembles the UT-A subfamily. Injection of turtle UT cRNA into Xenopus oocytes induced a 6...

..., USA 25 10 2007 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2008 2008 agonist antagonist neuromodulation G protein-coupled receptor amine cloning Serotonin (5-HT) is an important neurotransmitter and neurohormone in most animal species. Diverse processes, including social...

...H.-W. Kim; E. S. Chang; D. L. Mykles SUMMARY Crustacean muscle has four calpain-like proteinase activities (CDP I, IIa,IIb and III) that are involved in molt-induced claw muscle atrophy, as they degrade myofibrillar proteins in vitro and in situ . Using PCR cloning techniques, three full-length...

... electron microscopic studies. Generally receptor sequestration follows its desensitization, which is initiated by receptor phosphorylation by G-protein-coupled receptor kinase. We cloned and sequenced the gene fragment of 407 nucleotides homologous to theβ-adrenergic receptor kinase (βARK): its deduced...

... of Biologists Limited 2002 2002 Na + channel cloning phylogeny evolution diversity. Voltage-gated Na + channels play a critical role in controlling the electrical excitability of animal cells, being primarily responsible for the rising phase of the action potential. The electrophysiological...

... functions of ultraviolet sensitivity. ‡Author for correspondence at address 3 (e-mail: [email protected] ) 19 4 2001 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2001 2001 pineal organ retina fish cloning mRNA in situ hybridisation. The pineal organ is a component...

...Michiko Takahashi; Brian Billups; David Rossi; Monique Sarantis; Martine Hamann; David Attwell ABSTRACT Glutamate transporters in neurones and glia, four of which have been cloned from mammals, play a crucial role in controlling the extracellular glutamate concentration in the brain. In normal...