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Identification of the α<sub>1C</sub>-Adrenoceptor in Rabbit Arteries and the Human Saphenous Vein Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction

The expression of the α1C-adrenoceptor subtype in human and rabbit blood vessels has been analyzed using the reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction technique (RT/PCR). The 20 bp primers employed were designed from the bovine α1C-adrenoceptor and flank a least conserved region - the putative third cytoplasmic loop. RT/PCR products generated from rabbit and human brain mRNA both had 93% homology to the bovine α1C-adrenoceptor and were used as species and subtype specific probes in Southern blot analysis of vascular RT/PCR products. Poly A+ RNA was purified from the human saphenous vein and rabbit aorta, renal, pulmonary and central ear arteries and amplified by RT/PCR. Size analysis by agarose gel electrophoresis, together with Southern hybridization of the resulting cDNA products confirm the expression of the α1C-adrenoceptor in these vessels.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-14788
Date16 August 1994
CreatorsDiehl, Nicole L., Martin Shreeve, S.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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