Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors: Distinct neuronal and nonneuronal forms derived by alternative splicing differ in phosphorylation

Sonye K. Danoff, Christopher D. Ferris, Cornelia Donath, Gabriela A. Fischer, Susan Munemitsu, Axel Ullrich, Solomon H. Snyder, Christopher A. Ross

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Abstract

We have identified two distinct transcripts of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor by using the PCR on first-strand cDNAs from various rat tissues. The longer form, corresponding to the previously cloned adult rat brain inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor, contains a 120-nucleotide insert between the two cAMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation consensus sequences. The shorter form (lacking the insert) predominates in fetal brain and peripheral tissues and appears to represent a nonneuronal receptor, whereas the longer form is found in adult brain and appears to be exclusively neuronal. The phosphorylation kinetics by cAMP-dependent protein kinase and the phosphopeptide maps differ for inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors purified from tissues predominantly expressing different forms of the transcript.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2951-2955
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume88
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 1991

Keywords

  • Calcium
  • Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase
  • Diacylglycerol
  • Inositol phospholipid
  • Protein kinase C
  • cAMP-dependent protein kinase

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General

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