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Comparative Study
. 1985 Jun;82(12):4291-5.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.12.4291.

Sequence and expression of the rat prodynorphin gene

O Civelli, J Douglass, A Goldstein, E Herbert
Comparative Study

Sequence and expression of the rat prodynorphin gene

O Civelli et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Jun.

Abstract

We report here the isolation of a lambda genomic clone that contains the nucleotide sequence coding for the main exon of the rat prodynorphin (proenkephalin B) gene. This exon codes for the majority of the translated region of prodynorphin mRNA including the opioid peptides alpha-neo-endorphin, dynorphin A, and dynorphin B. The entire 3' untranslated region is also contained on the lambda clone. Nucleotide sequence comparison with the main exon of the human prodynorphin gene reveals both structural and sequence homology. RNA blot analysis reveals that prodynorphin transcripts can be seen in numerous regions of the rat brain and in the adrenal gland, spinal cord, testis, and anterior pituitary.

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