1997
Cloning and characterization of the vitamin D receptor from Xenopus laevis.
Li Y, Bergwitz C, Jüppner H, Demay M. Cloning and characterization of the vitamin D receptor from Xenopus laevis. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 2347-53. PMID: 9165021, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.6.5210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBone and BonesChickensCloning, MolecularDimerizationEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansIntestine, SmallKidneyMiceMolecular Sequence DataOrgan SpecificityPolymerase Chain ReactionRatsReceptors, CalcitriolReceptors, Retinoic AcidRecombinant ProteinsRetinoic Acid Receptor alphaSequence Homology, Amino AcidSkinSpecies SpecificityXenopus laevisConceptsVitamin D response elementRat osteocalcin vitamin D response elementVitamin D receptorOsteocalcin vitamin D response elementLower vertebrate speciesMessenger RNA speciesHuman vitamin D receptorMouse retinoid X receptor alphaAmino acid residuesRetinoid X receptor alphaRat osteocalcin vitamin D responsive elementAmino acid levelsX receptor alphaVertebrate speciesRNA speciesMammalian cellsTransfected mammalian cellsXenopus developmentDependent transactivationD response elementNuclear receptor superfamilyXenopus tissuesDNA bindingIon homeostasisNorthern analysis
1991
Specific, high-affinity binding sites for angiotensin II on Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Bergwitz C, Madoff S, Abou-Samra A, Ju¨ppner H. Specific, high-affinity binding sites for angiotensin II on Mycoplasma hyorhinis. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1991, 179: 1391-1399. PMID: 1718269, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(91)91727-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin II receptorsAngiotensin IIII receptorsHigh-affinity binding sitesAngiotensin II bindingOpossum kidney cellsCGP 42112ADuP 753Angiotensin IIIStrains of Mycoplasma hyorhinisAngiotensin IHuman angiotensin IIM. hominisHigh affinityKidney cellsBinding sitesII bindingMycoplasma hyorhinisSpecific bindingReceptorsStrains of M. hominisAntagonist DuP 753Fold decreaseSensitive to bacitracin