| Literature DB >> 2451132 |
M Yanagisawa1, H Kurihara, S Kimura, Y Tomobe, M Kobayashi, Y Mitsui, Y Yazaki, K Goto, T Masaki.
Abstract
An endothelium-derived 21-residue vasoconstrictor peptide, endothelin, has been isolated, and shown to be one of the most potent vasoconstrictors known. Cloning and sequencing of preproendothelin complementary DNA shows that mature endothelin is generated through an unusual proteolytic processing, and regional homologies to a group of neurotoxins suggest that endothelin is an endogenous modulator of voltage-dependent ion channels. Expression of the endothelin gene is regulated by several vasoactive agents, indicating the existence of a novel cardiovascular control system.Mesh：
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Year: 1988 PMID： 2451132 DOI： 10.1038/332411a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN： 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962