Neuropeptidomic Analysis of a Genetically Defined Cell Type in Mouse Brain and Pituitary

  • Lloyd D. Fricker
  • , Alexandre K. Tashima
  • , Amanda K. Fakira
  • , Ute Hochgeschwender
  • , William C. Wetsel
  • , Lakshmi A. Devi

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Abstract

We report a method to identify neuropeptides in specific cell types, using mice with a conditional deletion of carboxypeptidase E. It was validated by deleting CPE in proopiomelanocortin cells. Surprisingly, these mice have greatly reduced levels of the anorexigenic peptide α-MSH but are not obese.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-112.e4
JournalCell Chemical Biology
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jan 2021

Keywords

  • Proteomics
  • carboxypeptidase
  • neuropeptide
  • neuropeptidomics
  • peptidomics

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