Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1993-03-10

An additional arginine-vasotocin-related peptide, vasotocinyl-Gly-Lys, in Xenopus neurohypophysis.

S Iwamuro, H Hayashi, S Kikuyama

Index: Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1176 , 143, (1993)

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Abstract

The neurohypophysis of Xenopus and that of Ranidae and Bufonidae contain hydrin 1 (vasotocinyl-Gly-Lys-Arg) and hydrin 2 (vasotocinyl-Gly), respectively. In order to test the aldosterone-releasing activity of arginine vasotocin (AVT) and hydrin 1, purification of these peptides from an acid-extract of the neurointermediate lobe of Xenopus laevis was performed using an ODS-silica cartridge and reverse-phase and ion-exchange HPLC columns. As a result, an additional AVT-related peptide was newly found. Amino-acid analysis revealed that this peptide is vasotocinyl Gly-Lys (AVT-GK). The aldosterone-releasing activity of AVT-GK was equivalent to that of hydrin 1 (AVT-GKR) and lower than that of AVT. Like AVT and AVT-GKR, AVT-GK were effective in stimulating water flux from the isolated urinary bladder of the toad. Since AVT-GK is regarded as an intermediate between hydrin 1 and hydrin 2 in terms of its C-terminal form, it was designated hydrin 1'.

Related Compounds

  • Hydrin 1
  • Hydrin 1'

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