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Molecular cloning of rat G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 6 (GRK6) from brain tissue, and its mRNA expression in different brain regions and peripheral tissues

Norbert DahmenChristoph HiemkeStefan ReussChristoph FehrMartina Ficková

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DNA ComplementaryTranscription GeneticMolecular Sequence DataProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesMolecular cloningBiologyPolymerase Chain ReactionOpen Reading FramesCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceRapid amplification of cDNA endsGTP-Binding ProteinsComplementary DNAGene expressionAnimalsHumansAmino Acid SequenceRNA MessengerCloning MolecularProtein kinase AMolecular BiologyG protein-coupled receptor kinaseMessenger RNABase SequenceSequence Homology Amino AcidBrainReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesG-Protein-Coupled Receptor KinasesMolecular biologyRatsOpen reading frameOrgan SpecificityFemaleSequence Alignment

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The rat G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 6 (GRK6) cDNA was cloned from rat brain tissue by a combination of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR), based on homology to the cloned human GRK6, and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE-PCR). We obtained a clone of 2817 bp with an open reading frame of 1731 bp encoding for a protein of 576 amino acids that is 96.7% identical and 97.9% similar to its human counterpart. mRNA was detectable in all brain areas examined. In addition, GRK6 was expressed in skeletal muscle, small intestine, aorta, liver, heart, lung, thymus, stomach, uterus and kidney.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1997-10-01Molecular Brain Research
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0169-328x(97)00186-1