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B Amiranoff1, A M Lorinet, N Yanaihara, M Laburthe.
Abstract
Galanin fragments were tested for their ability to alter forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP production and insulin release from Rin m 5F cells. Galanin and its fragments inhibited both events with the following potencies: Gal-(1-29) greater than N-AcGal-(2-29) greater than Gal-(2-29) greater than Gal-(1-15). In contrast, Gal-(3-29), Gal-(10-29) and [Ile2]Gal were inactive. [Phe2]- and [Tyr2]Gal were moderately effective. We conclude that the N-terminal portion of galanin (in particular the aromatic amino acid in position 2) is crucial for activity.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2472967 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(89)90421-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432