Immunochemical Characterization and Localization of Gastrin/Cholecystokinin-like Immunoreactants in the Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister

Brett A. Larson, F. W. Scalise, J. R. Reeve, S. R. Vigna

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Abstract

amine in depth the properties of apparent G/CCK-LI in an invertebrate. Preliminary studies revealed the stomach of Canoer to be a rich source of G/CCK-LI. This G/CCKLI cross-reacted with three different antisera specific for the bioactive C-terminus of G/CCK. A relatively large immunoreactive peptide in stomach extracts and a smaller form in the hemolymph were identified by Sephadex G-50 fractionation. Immunocytochemistry revealed specific immunostaining in all gastric epithelial cells and in the gastric cuticle. Also, the exoskeleton contained extractable G/CCK-LI which co-eluted with the hemolymph factor. The major stomach component was purified using gel filtration, ion exchange chromotography, affinity chromatography, and HPLC. Amino acid analysis indicated a peptide of about 20 residues. The C-terminus does not appear to be identical to mammalian G/CCK. If sequence determination confirms these results, this peptide may be a unique member of the G/CCK peptide hormone family. (Supported by grants NSF //PCM 81-04338, USPHS //5 T32 GM0 7413.)
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationAmerican Zoologists
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1982

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences
  • Biology

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