Mastoparan |
Catalog No.GC12692 |
Mastoparan, un tetradecapéptido que es un componente del veneno de avispa, estimula la liberaciÓn de prolactina de células de pituitaria anterior de rata cultivadas.
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Sample solution is provided at 25 µL, 10mM.
Mastoparan, a tetradecapeptide which is a component of wasp venom, stimulates release of prolactin from cultured rat anterior pituitary cells.
Mastoparan has an amphiphilic nature and is reported to exert a variety of pharmacological and biochemical effects. Mastoparan induces exocytosis of hormones from anterior pituitary cells. Mastoparan stimulation of prolactin secretion is dose-dependent, time-dependent, reversible and required the presence of calcium. Mastoparan causes translocation of protein kinase C activity from a soluble to a membrane-attached form. Mastoparan is able to increase the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in Fura-2-loaded individual lactotrophs. Mastoparan is also able to interact with GTP-bindmg proteins. Thus, Mastoparan has been shown to facilitate exchange of nucleotides and to stimulate GTPase activity on G-proteins. It has therefore been proposed that the cellular effects of Mastoparan are due to an ability to mimic G-protein-linked agonist-liganded receptors[1].
References:
[1]. Mau SE, et al. Mastoparan, a wasp venom peptide, stimulates release of prolactin from cultured rat anterior pituitary cells. J Endocrinol. 1994 Jul;142(1):9-18.
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