| Literature DB >> 7733904 |
J E Adamou1, N Aiyar, S Van Horn, N A Elshourbagy.
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A full-length clone encoding the human VIP-2 receptor was isolated from a human placenta cDNA library. The 1317-bp cDNA insert encodes a protein of 438 amino acids which is a member of the seven transmembrane domain G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. Expression of the human VIP-2 receptor in COS-7 cells confered high affinity binding to [125I] VIP (IC50 = 0.93 nM), which was displaced by unlabeled PACAP-38 (IC50 = 6.2 nM). VIP and PACAP-38 were equipotent in stimulating accumulation of cAMP in COS-7 cells transfected with the human VIP-2 receptor. Northern blot analysis revealed two VIP-2 receptor mRNAs of 4.6 kb and 2.3 kb in size which were expressed predominantly in the human skeletal muscle and to a lesser extent in the human brain, heart, pancreas and placenta.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7733904 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.1515
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575