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      Immunochemical Localization of Transforming Growth Factor-α-Related Protein in the Rat Kidney

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          Transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) is a 50-amino acid polypeptide synthesized as part of a larger precursor of 159 amino acids. Its expression has been reported in normal and neoplastic kidney. In this report, we characterized a renal TGF-α-immunoreactive protein, which we named TGF-α-related protein (TGF-α-RP). It was found to be present in the final part of the collecting tubules of the normal rat kidney. Western blotting analysis of kidney samples revealed a protein of 38 kD and pI = 5.5. In nonreducing conditions immunoreaction for this protein decreased and a TGF-α-immunoreactive protein of 150 kD was observed. The expression of TGF-α-RP seems to be highly conserved in the kidney of mammals and chickens. Therefore, TGF-α-RP may have an important role in the normal development and function of the kidney.

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            Journal
            NEF
            Nephron
            10.1159/issn.1660-8151
            Nephron
            S. Karger AG
            1660-8151
            2235-3186
            1999
            March 1999
            26 February 1999
            : 81
            : 3
            : 324-328
            Affiliations
            Departament de Biologia Cel.lular i Anatomia Patològica, Unitat de Proliferació i Diferenciació Cel.lular, Universitat de Barcelona, L’Hospitalet (Barcelona), Spain
            Article
            45300 Nephron 1999;81:324–328
            10.1159/000045300
            10050088
            831024ed-9641-400a-b3cc-06bd54b2bb51
            © 1999 S. Karger AG, Basel

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            Figures: 3, References: 26, Pages: 5
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            Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
            Transforming growth factor-α,Kidney,Rat,Immunohistochemistry,Western blotting

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