| Literature DB >> 8385453 |
K Tsuchida1, K A Lewis, L S Mathews, W W Vale.
Abstract
A cDNA encoding the rat transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) type II receptor was isolated by hybridization from a rat pituitary gland cDNA library. The rat TGF-beta type II receptor comprises 567 amino acid residues with a cysteine-rich extracellular domain, a single transmembrane domain and an intracellular protein kinase domain with predicted serine/threonine specificity. The comparison of the amino acid sequences of the rat and human TGF-beta type II receptors indicated that they are highly conserved particularly in the intracellular kinase domain. RNA blot hybridization and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses showed that rat TGF-beta type II receptor is widely distributed in various tissues and is expressed abundantly in the ovary and lung.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8385453 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.1286
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575