THE MESSAGE SEQUENCE OF α‐MELANOTROPIN: DEMONSTRATION OF TWO ACTIVE SITES
- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Endocrinology
- Vol. 5 (s1) , s41-s48
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.1976.tb03814.x
Abstract
SUMMARY: The purpose of this investigation was to elucidate the biological significance of lysine11 and of the tripeptide sequence ‐Lys‐Pro‐Val‐NH2 for the biological activity of α‐melanocyte‐stimulating hormone. To this end the in vitro melanotropic activities of twenty‐four synthetic peptides related to the hormone were determined. Extension or reduction of the length of the lysine11 side chain results in a marked decrease of the melanotropic potency of the respective analogue. The C‐terminal tripeptide (11‐13), the tetrapeptide (10‐13), and the pentapeptide (9‐13) were found to be hormonally active in the same order of magnitude as the central hexapeptide (5‐10). The following conclusion was drawn: α‐MSH possesses (in contrast to ACTH) two message sequences (active sites), (i) ‐Glu‐His‐Phe‐Arg‐Trp‐, and (ii) ‐Gly‐Lys‐Pro‐Val‐NH2 which are capable of independently triggering the hormone receptor responsible for melanin dispersion. Thus, despite the close structural similarity of the two hormones, α‐MSH and ACTH appear to react with their respective target cell receptors by quite different chemical mechanisms, implying different receptor structures.Keywords
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