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A Mechanism for the induction of renal tumours in male Fischer 344 rats by short-chain chlorinated paraffins. Arch Toxicol 2010; 84:233-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-009-0489-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Feigelson P, Kurtz DT. Hormonal modulation of specific messenger RNA species in normal and neoplastic rat liver. ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 47:275-312. [PMID: 83096 DOI: 10.1002/9780470122921.ch4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hamamura M, Hirose A, Kamata E, Katoku K, Kuwasaki E, Oshikata T, Nakahara Y, Ema M, Hasegawa R. Semi-quantitative immunohistochemical analysis of male rat-specific alpha2u-globulin accumulation for chemical toxicity evaluation. J Toxicol Sci 2006; 31:35-47. [PMID: 16538042 DOI: 10.2131/jts.31.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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We purified male rat urinary alpha(2u)-globulin, prepared the antibody in rabbits, and improved an immunohistochemical detection method using this antibody for male rat-specific alpha(2u)-globulin accumulation appearing as hyaline droplets in the kidneys. Our prepared antibody reacted specifically with alpha(2u)-globulin in both immunohistochemical and Western blotting analyses, furthermore, and the graded immuno-reactivities on the slide were well associated with computational image analyzing results. Using this method, we retrospectively analyzed the renal sections from the toxicity studies of 12 nephrotoxic chemicals, which had already been conducted under the Japanese Existing Chemicals Survey Program. We demonstrated that the hyaline droplets induced by treatment with 10 chemicals (1,4-dibromobenzene, dicyclopentadiene, 3,4-dimethylaniline, 1,4-dicyanobenzene, tetrahydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide, 1,3-dicyanobenzene, acenaphthene, 3,4-dichloro-1-butene, 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-indene and 3,5,5-trimethylhexan-1-ol) were directly associated with alpha(2u)-globulin accumulation. This immunohistochemical method is convenient for applying, even retrospectively, paraffin sections from general toxicity studies and could be useful for qualifying male rat-specific hyaline droplets consisting of alpha(2u)-globulin and renal risk in humans.
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- Masao Hamamura
- Panapharm Laboratories Co., Ltd.,1285 Kurisaki-machi, Uto-shi, Kumamoto 869-0425, Japan.
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Ono T. Studies of the FABP family: a retrospective. Mol Cell Biochem 2005; 277:1-6. [PMID: 16132708 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-4816-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2005] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Following my research on the role played by soluble proteins in their function as hydrophobic ligand carriers acting through squalene epoxidase, Dr Odani and I started to work together on low molecular lipid binding proteins. As a result of this collaboration, in 1982 we managed to determine the complete primary structure of Z-protein in rat liver. This was the first report ever to give the complete amino acid sequence of a fatty acid binding protein (FABP). This gave momentum to further such research, and now extensive exploration has been carried out on a whole family of homologous intracellular hydrophobic ligand binding proteins, the product of the expression of an ancient gene family in numerous organisms. Takahashi et al. have determined the primary structures of mammalian FABP family protein in liver, intestine, heart, kidney, and skin through amino acid sequencing as well as through determination of the cDNA sequence. Out of all my research on the FABP family, I believe, my initial study on FABP in liver, my work on kidney FABP, heart type FABP and my discovery of an I-15P (BAPB) and I-FABP application as a diagnostic marker stand out in particular.
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- Teruo Ono
- Department of Dairy Science, Laboratory of Clinical Nutrition, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582-1 Midorimachi Bunkyodai, Ebetsu, 069-8501, Japan,
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Yamasaki K, Takeyoshi M, Noda S, Takatsuki M. Changes of serum alpha 2u-globulin in the subacute oral toxicity study of ethynyl estradiol and bisphenol A based on the draft protocol for the 'Enhanced OECD Test Guideline No. 407'. Toxicology 2002; 176:101-12. [PMID: 12062934 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(02)00160-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To investigate the usefulness of serum alpha 2u-globulin changes as a new parameter for detecting endocrine-mediated effects, we performed a 28-day repeated-dose toxicity study using the administration of bisphenol A (BPA) or ethynyl estradiol (EE) in male rats, based on the draft protocol of the 'Enhanced OECD Test Guideline 407 (enhanced TG 407)'. BPA at doses of 0, 40, 200 and 1000 mg/kg per day or EE at doses of 0, 15, 75 and 375 microg/kg per day were orally administered to SD rats. The highest dose of BPA was reduced to 600 mg/kg per day from the second week of the study onwards because a male rat given 1000 mg/kg per day of BPA died within the first week, showing toxic clinical signs. In the assay using BPA, a reduction in the level of alpha 2u-globulin was detected in the group receiving a dose of 600 mg/kg per day. Reductions in the absolute and relative ventral prostate weights were only observed in the 600 mg/kg per day group. In the assay using EE, the alpha 2u-globulin level decreased significantly in the 375 microg/kg per day group. A reduction in the absolute and relative dorsolateral prostate weights was also observed in the 75 and 375 microg/kg per day groups, morphologically abnormal sperm were observed in the 375 microg/kg per day group. Furthermore, atrophic changes in the prostate and seminal vesicle and degenerative changes in the testis were observed in the 375 microg/kg per day group. Although the alpha 2u-globulin level was reduced in this assay using BPA and EE, further studies are necessary before this assay becomes a useful method for detecting endocrine-mediated effects.
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- Kanji Yamasaki
- Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute, Chemicals Assessment Center, 3-822 Ishii, Hita, Oita 877-0061, Japan.
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Nagahori H, Komai K, Tomigahara Y, Saito K, Isobe N, Kaneko H. Initial induction and subsequent reduction of alpha(2u)-globulin in urine and serum of mature male rats after repeated intraperitoneal injections of (anti)estrogen. Toxicology 2001; 162:73-80. [PMID: 11337107 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(00)00465-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The influence of sex (anti)hormones on expression of alpha(2u)-globulin (a2uG) is complex and has not been sufficiently detailed. In order to assess the specificity of sex (anti)hormone action on a2uG expression and the utility of this approach as a sensitive screening method, mature male rats were given daily intraperitoneal injections of 17beta-estradiol (E2), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), tamoxifen (TX) and flutamide (FL) for 5 consecutive days. They were employed as representatives of estrogen, androgen, antiestrogen and antiandrogen categories, respectively. Urinary a2uG was specifically altered with E2 (1 microg/kg/day) and TX (50 mg/kg/day), but not by DHT (1 mg/kg/day) or FL (50 mg/kg/day). E2 and TX temporarily increased urinary a2uG on days 1 or 2, and days 2-4, respectively, followed by a return to the control level, and then a decrease with E2. The reduction in urinary a2uG on day 6 was more pronounced than the drop in serum a2uG. Serum hormone levels, and liver and testis weights were not remarkably altered with any treatment. Another strong xenoestrogen, diethylstilbestrol, also significantly reduced urinary and serum a2uG at 1 mg/kg/day on day 6. However, the other xenoestrogens (100 mg/kg/day of bisphenol A, nonylphenol, and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, and 10 mg/kg/day of dieldrin) and phytoestrogens (10 mg/kg/day of genistein and daidzein) were without any appreciable influence. The results indicate that urinary a2uG is a sensitive indicator of estrogen action in mature male rats, with two different responses, initial induction and subsequent reduction.
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- H Nagahori
- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., 1-98, 3-Chome, Kasugade-Naka, Konohana-Ku, Osaka, Japan.
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Takeyoshi M, Anai S, Shinoda K. Hepatic alpha(2u)-globulin mRNA levels and diethylstilbestrol-associated testicular atrophy in rats. Reprod Toxicol 2000; 14:355-7. [PMID: 10908838 DOI: 10.1016/s0890-6238(00)00090-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Biosynthesis of alpha(2u)-Globulin (alpha(2u)-g) is under multihormonal regulation. In this study, we investigated histopathologic changes in the testis and hepatic alpha(2u)-g messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels in male rats after administration of the potent estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) at 0. 01, 0.1, or 1 mg/kg/day by gavage for 14 days. DES treatment decreased hepatic alpha(2u)-g mRNA levels in a dose-dependent manner accompanied by atrophic histopathologic changes in the testis. In addition, alpha(2u)-g mRNA levels were lowest in animals with the most marked testicular changes. Hepatic alpha(2u)-g mRNA may be a useful biomarker for the evaluation of endocrine disruption in male rats.
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- M Takeyoshi
- Chemicals Assessment Center, Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute, 3-822, Ishii-machi, Hita-shi, 8770061, Oita, Japan.
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Saito K, Nishikawa J, Imagawa M, Nishihara T, Matsuo M. Molecular evidence of complex tissue- and sex-specific mRNA expression of the rat alpha(2u)-globulin multigene family. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 272:337-44. [PMID: 10833415 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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alpha(2u)-Globulin is well known to be a rat protein encoded by a highly homologous multigene family with more than twenty members. We report here the cloning and identification of major alpha(2u)-globulin mRNA species expressed in various tissues. Initially, eight individual clones (PGCL1-8) were obtained from a male preputial gland cDNA library. Data base analysis with BLAST demonstrated six mRNAs to be novel, all clones being characterized by highly conserved sequence motifs as lipocalins. All cDNAs contained an open reading frame of 543 nucleotides and encode 181 amino acid proteins showing 92.5-98.7% and 87.3-98.3% nucleic and amino acid identity, respectively. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) with sequence analysis showed that PGCL4 is a major member in the female mammary gland, and in the submaxillary and lachrymal glands of both sexes, while the counterpart in male liver and the coagulate glands was found to be PGCL1. Numbers of cDNA species including PGCL1 and PGCL4 were found in preputial glands, no sex-related difference being observed. These results directly demonstrate complex tissue- and sex-specific expression of alpha(2u)-globulins in terms of mRNA species, providing useful information for understanding regulation of the alpha(2u)-globulin multigene family.
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- K Saito
- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 1-98, 3-Chome, Kasugade-Naka, Konohana-Ku, Osaka, 554-8558, Japan.
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Yang Q, Christensen MJ. Selenium regulates gene expression for estrogen sulfotransferase and alpha 2U-globulin in rat liver. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1998; 64:239-44. [PMID: 9618024 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(97)00201-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dietary intake of the essential trace element selenium (Se) regulates expression of genes for selenoproteins and certain non-Se-containing proteins. However, these proteins do not account for all of Se's biological effects. The objective of this work was to identify additional genes whose expression is regulated by Se. Identification of these genes may reveal new functions for Se or define mechanisms for its biological effects. Weanling male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a Torula yeast-based Se-deficient basal diet or the same diet supplemented with 0.5 mg Se/kg diet as sodium selenite for 13 weeks. Total RNA was used as template for RNA fingerprinting. Two differentially expressed cDNA fragments were identified and cloned. The first had 99% nucleotide identity with rat liver estrogen sulfotransferase (EST) isoform-6. The second had 99% nucleotide sequence identity with rat liver alpha 2u-globulin. The mRNA levels for both were markedly reduced in Se deficiency. Laser densitometry showed that EST mRNA in Se deficiency was 7.3% of that in Se-adequate rat liver. The level of alpha 2u-globulin mRNA in Se-deficient rat liver was only 12.6% of that in Se-adequate rat liver. These results indicate that dietary Se may play a role in steroid hormone metabolism in rat liver.
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- Q Yang
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Biswas R, Ghosh PK, Sarkar M, Biswas NM. Effects of passive immunization against alpha-2u-globulin and supplementation with alpha-2u-globulin on serum gonadotrophins and testicular activity. Life Sci 1996; 58:1469-74. [PMID: 8622573 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(96)00117-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of anti-alpha-2U-globulin on pituitary-gonadal functions in male rats. Adult male rats were given injections of anti-alpha-2u-globulin (1 mg/day) for 14 days, when they were killed 7 days after the last injection, serum levels of gonadotrophins and testosterone measured by radioimmunoassays, were less, testicular delta 3 beta- and 17 beta-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase (3 beta- and 17 beta-HSD) activities were suppressed, spermatogenesis was inhibited and serum level of alpha-2u-globulin was decreased in anti-alpha-2u-globulin treated rats. Administration of alpha-2u-globulin (1.5 mg/day) for 7 days to anti-alpha-2u-globulin treated rats reversed the 3beta-HSD and 17beta-HSD activities and serum levels of gonadotrophins, testosterone and alpha-2u-globulin, while spermatogenesis was restored to normal. The results indicate that changes in testicular steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis in rats after passive immunization against alpha-2u-globulin may be due to decrease in availability of endogenous alpha-2u-globulin.
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- R Biswas
- Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, College of Science and Technology, India
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Rodgers IS, Baetcke KP. Interpretation of male rat renal tubule tumors. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 1993; 101 Suppl 6:45-52. [PMID: 7517352 PMCID: PMC1520005 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.93101s645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Based on an analysis of recent scientific studies, a Technical Panel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Risk Assessment Forum recently advised EPA risk assessors against using information on certain male rat renal tubule tumors to assess human risk under conditions specified in a new Forum report. Risk assessment approaches generally assume that chemicals producing tumors in laboratory animals are a potential cancer hazard to humans. For most chemicals, including classical rodent kidney carcinogens such as N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylnitrosamine, this extrapolation remains appropriate. Some chemicals, however, induce accumulation of alpha 2u-globulin (alpha 2u-g), a low molecular weight protein, in the male rat kidney. The alpha 2u-g accumulation initiates a sequence of events that appears to lead to renal tubule tumor formation. Female rats and other laboratory mammals administered the same chemicals do not accumulate low molecular weight protein in the kidney, and they do not develop renal tubule tumors. Because humans appear to be more like other laboratory animals than like the male rat, in this special situation, the male rat is not a good model for assessing human risk. The Forum report stresses the need for full scrutiny of a substantial set of data to determine when it is reasonable to presume that renal tumors in male rats are linked to a process involving alpha 2u-g accumulation and to select appropriate procedures for estimating human risks under such circumstances.
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- I S Rodgers
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460
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Warren WC, Munie GE, Glenn KC. Spi-1: an hepatic serine protease inhibitor regulated by GH and other hormones. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1993; 98:27-32. [PMID: 8143911 DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(93)90232-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A sensitive RNAse protection method was used to show that serine protease inhibitor-1 (Spi-1) is expressed in rat liver and heart, but not in kidney or brain. Bovine somatotropin (bGH) and placental lactogen (bPL) induced rat hepatocyte cultures to express both Spi-1 and IGF-1 mRNA, with bPL approximately 100-fold more potent than bGH. Bovine prolactin (bPrL) did not induce hepatocyte Spi-1 mRNA, demonstrating lack of involvement of lactogenic receptors. Albumin mRNA levels were stable during hepatocyte culturing and were unaffected by growth hormone (GH) treatment, showing that neither culture conditions nor GH treatment affected cellular differentiation. Eliminating serum-free medium hormone supplements one at a time, estradiol, testosterone and T3 were shown to be unnecessary for GH induction of Spi-1, while dexamethasone removal decreased Spi-1 mRNA levels to 10% of GH-stimulated controls. bGH induction of Spi-1 mRNA in the presence of only dexamethasone and glucagon was 75% higher (p < 0.01) than levels seen with insulin also present.
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van Dijck P, Schoonjans K, Sassone-Corsi P, Auwerx J, Verhoeven G. A Fos-Jun element in the first intron of an alpha 2u-globulin gene. Mol Cell Biochem 1993; 125:127-36. [PMID: 7506807 DOI: 10.1007/bf00936441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The hepatic expression of the alpha-2u-globulin gene family is controlled by a variety of hormones including steroids, growth hormone and insulin. The mechanisms by which these hormones affect alpha 2u-globulin expression are only partially understood. Recently we isolated and characterized clone RAP 01, an alpha 2u-globulin gene expressed in the liver. In preliminary experiments we noted that partial hepatectomy, a procedure which results in a sharp rise in the level of the oncoproteins c-Fos and c-Jun, also causes a transient induction of the messenger RNA corresponding to clone RAP 01. Using the DNAseI footprinting technique we were able to show that this clone contains a TPA (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate)-responsive element (TRE) in its first intron. This element (denoted as element X) is identical to the consensus AP-1 binding site (TGACTCAG) and is protected by rat liver nuclear extracts as well as by purified c-Jun. Gel retardation experiments show that an oligonucleotide containing the TRE consensus sequence competes for binding of liver nuclear proteins to element X and that antibodies directed against the M2 peptide of the mouse Fos protein or the PEP-2 peptide of Jun prevent the formation of specific complexes with the same element. Moreover, element X functions as a TRE in transfected BWTG3 hepatoma cells treated with TPA. Co-transfection with fos and jun expression vectors mimics the effects of TPA suggesting that AP-1 is in fact the mediator of the observed response. It is concluded that the first intron of RAP 01 contains a functional Fos-Jun element.
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- P van Dijck
- Department of Developmental Biology, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Van Dijck P, Verhoeven G. Interaction of estrogen receptor complexes with the promoter region of genes that are negatively regulated by estrogens: the alpha 2u-globulins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1992; 182:174-81. [PMID: 1370610 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(05)80127-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Since estrogens strongly suppress the expression of alpha 2u-globulin genes in the rat liver, we studied the binding of estrogen-receptor complexes to fragments derived from alpha 2u-globulin gene RAO 01 using a DNA-cellulose competition assay. Rat uterus cytosol labelled with [3H]estradiol was used as a source of the estrogen receptor. As a positive control in these experiments we used an oligonucleotide containing the estrogen response element (ERE) cloned into pUC18. Our experiments indicate that estrogen-receptor complexes bind specifically to the ERE and to a fragment of RAO 01 located in the 5'-upstream region (bp -606 up to -575). This fragment is conserved among other members of this gene family. This is the first time that in vitro estrogen receptor binding is observed to gene fragments derived from a gene that is repressed by this steroid in vivo.
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- P Van Dijck
- Laboratorium voor Experimentele Geneeskunde en Endocrinologie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
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Webb DR, Ridder GM, Alden CL. Acute and subchronic nephrotoxicity of d-limonene in Fischer 344 rats. Food Chem Toxicol 1989; 27:639-49. [PMID: 2481635 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(89)90118-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In the studies described here, we have examined the sex-specific sensitivity of rat kidney to d-limonene. At 24 hr after an acute dose of 200 mg d-limonene/kg body weight administered to adult male and female Fischer 344 rats by oral gavage, an increase in the incidence and severity of hyaline droplets was observed in the kidneys of males only. This histological change was accompanied by a treatment-related increase in alpha 2u-globulin in males only and a greater accumulation of radioactivity in renal cortex of the male rat compared with that in the females dosed with [14C]d-limonene. In a separate subchronic study, groups of 5-wk-old male rats were administered d-limonene in a corn oil vehicle at 0 (control), 2, 5, 10, 30, or 75 mg/kg body weight by single daily gavage (5 days/wk) for 13 wk. Rats from selected dose groups received interim necropsies from days 8-29, while all groups were necropsied at the end of the study. Linear regression analyses indicated a dose-related trend in the increased relative weights of the kidney and liver at 30 and 75 mg d-limonene/kg body weight. Histological examination of kidney tissue confirmed that d-limonene induced changes characterized by hyaline droplets, granular casts at the corticomedullary junction and multiple cortical changes collectively classified as chronic nephrosis. The no-observable-effect level for these effects was 5 mg d-limonene/kg body weight. At the earliest necropsy, 8 days after the start of the treatment, it was evident that d-limonene exacerbated the hyaline droplets at the 10 mg/kg body weight dose. It is concluded that treatment with d-limonene caused an increase in the formation of hyaline droplets in male rats only, that this increase was associated with an accumulation of alpha 2u-globulin, that d-limonene (or its metabolite) accumulated significantly in male rat kidney compared with that in females and that subchronic dosing produced a triad of morphological changes in the male rat kidney. These observations suggest that d-limonene caused nephrotoxicity specific to the male rat and that this toxicity may not be predictive of a similar response in humans.
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- D R Webb
- Procter & Gamble Company, Miami Valley Laboratories, Cincinnati, OH 45247
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Yamamoto M, Gao F, Furuichi M, Ichiyoshi Y, Endo H. A LINE 1 sequence interrupts the rat alpha 2u globulin gene. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1989; 1008:322-8. [PMID: 2474324 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(89)90023-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The rat alpha 2u globulin gene family is composed of about 25 members with closely related structure. Several of these genes are transcriptionally active in the liver of adult males. We isolated about 50 independent genomic clones from the library and determined complete nucleotide sequences of two. Although they were alike and revealed structural features prerequisite for active genes, one cloned gene was interrupted in the 6th intron with about 900 bp 5' truncated and 3'-terminal triplicated form of LINE 1 sequence flanked by 16 bp complete direct repeat originating from the 6th intron. Within the inserted LINE 1 an excellent splicing acceptor homologue with a precedent lariat junction motif and multiple polyadenylation signals was identified. Thus, the possible production of a chimeric RNA, the last exon of which would be replaced by a part of LINE 1, has to be considered.
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- M Yamamoto
- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Gao F, Endo H, Yamamoto M. Length heterogeneity in rat salivary gland alpha 2 mu globulin mRNAs: multiple splice-acceptors and polyadenylation sites. Nucleic Acids Res 1989; 17:4629-36. [PMID: 2473438 PMCID: PMC318020 DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.12.4629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Rat alpha 2 mu globulins are coded for by a family of about 25 structurally related genes, some of which are expressed in the male adult liver while the other subset seems to be active in several excretory organs, including salivary and lacrymal glands. To estimate the number and specificity of genes expressed in the salivary glands, we determined nucleotide sequences of 30 cDNA clones. At least two alpha 2 mu globulin genes are active and two thirds of mRNAs were shown to code for the peptide two amino acids shorter than the others. Unexpected observation was the intense length polymorphism in the 3' non-coding 6th intron-7th exon regions presumably caused by alternative splice-acceptor selection. At least six acceptor sites were utilized and the longest type retained the entire 6th intronic sequence resulting in a formation of unusually longer product. A stable mRNA molecule of this type was demonstrated in salivary glands by Northern blotting probed with the 6th intron-specific fragment. Together with three independent polyadenylation sites, the rat salivary glands generate a diverse set of alpha 2 mu globulin mRNAs.
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- F Gao
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kimura H, Odani S, Suzuki J, Arakawa M, Ono T. Kidney fatty acid-binding protein: identification as alpha 2U-globulin. FEBS Lett 1989; 246:101-4. [PMID: 2468522 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(89)80261-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A fatty acid-binding protein was purified from male rat kidney by the method of Fujii et al. [(1987) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 254, 552-558]. Based on the close similarity of amino acid composition and the identity of the amino acid sequence in the amino-terminal region, the fatty acid-binding protein was identified as alpha 2U-globulin, which is the major male-specific protein in rat urine. The amino-terminal residue of the isolated kidney protein corresponds to residue 10 of alpha 2U-globulin, suggesting that the protein has been proteolytically processed in the kidney. This fatty acid-binding protein could not be immunologically detected in female rat kidney.
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- H Kimura
- Department of Biochemistry, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan
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Choy HA, McLaughlin M, Feigelson P. Nuclear Factors from Expressing Tissues Interact in Vitro with a Rat α-2u Globulin Gene Intron. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)94251-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Read NG, Astbury PJ, Morgan RJ, Parsons DN, Port CJ. Induction and exacerbation of hyaline droplet formation in the proximal tubular cells of the kidneys from male rats receiving a variety of pharmacological agents. Toxicology 1988; 52:81-101. [PMID: 3188035 DOI: 10.1016/0300-483x(88)90198-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Kidneys from male and female Wistar rats dosed with 1 of 3 chemically unrelated pharmacological agents, a pyrazoline BW540C, a naphthoquinone BW58C and the levoisomer of tetramisole, levamisole or the light hydrocarbon Decalin, were examined by light and electron microscopy. Paraffin histology showed that all 4 agents induced and exacerbated hyaline droplet accumulation in the renal proximal tubular cells of the male rats. Resin histology at both the light and electron microscope level, along with cytochemical procedures for acid phosphatase and the protein 'alpha 2U globulin', helped further in the characterisation of these cytoplasmic inclusions. These techniques confirmed that the accumulation of hyaline droplets seen by paraffin histology represented an increase in the size and number of secondary lysosomes which have been shown to be involved in protein uptake and metabolism. Time course studies showed that increased numbers of small dense lysosomes appear first, which then increase in size, presumably by fusion. Crystalloid bodies form in these large lysosomes eventually giving rise to rectilinear bodies. The accumulation of these protein laden secondary lysosomes took place primarily in the cells of the S1 and S2 segments of the proximal tubules. In extreme cases of lysosomal accumulation however, loading of the S3 segments was noted. In tubules where cellular inclusion loading was heavy, there was evidence of increased cell turnover. The kidneys of female rats dosed with any one of the 4 agents appeared normal.
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- N G Read
- Department of Drug Safety Evaluation, Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent, U.K
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Ghosh PK, Biswas NM. The role of alpha-2u-globulin in corticosteroidogenesis in male rats. JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY 1988; 31:773-5. [PMID: 2462133 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(88)90285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Administration of estradiol-17 beta for 7 days to the adult male rat results in adrenal hyperplasia, decreased serum corticosterone along with elevation in serum ACTH and inhibition of adrenal 5-ene-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity (5-ene-3 beta-HSD). Treatment with alpha 2u-globulin for following 14 days of estrogen-treated rats reversed the effects of estrogen while in normal rats alpha 2u-globulin treatment increased adrenal 5-ene-3 beta-HSD activity and serum corticosterone level while causing a fall in serum ACTH. It is concluded that alpha 2u-globulin may play a role in ACTH secretion by inducing corticosterone synthesis.
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- P K Ghosh
- Department of Physiology, University Colleges of Science and Technology, Calcutta, India
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Carlstedt-Duke J, Gustafsson JA. Functional probing of glucocorticoid receptor structure. JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY 1988; 31:593-7. [PMID: 3059058 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(88)90010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) consists of three functional domains. The steroid-binding domain is situated at the C-terminal end and N-terminal sequence analysis has identified the border of this domain at residue 518. The DNA-binding domain is central and lies between residues 414 and 517. The remaining N-terminal half of the protein constitutes the third domain. Probing of the steroid-receptor interaction by affinity-labelling and radiosequence analysis has identified three steroid-binding amino acid residues, Met-622, Cys-656 and Cys-754.
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- J Carlstedt-Duke
- Department of Medical Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
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Tissue-specific and hormonally regulated expression of a rat alpha 2u globulin gene in transgenic mice. Mol Cell Biol 1988. [PMID: 2446121 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.10.3749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To investigate the tissue-specific and hormonal regulation of the rat alpha 2u globulin gene family, we introduced one cloned member of the gene family into the mouse germ line and studied its expression in the resulting transgenic mice. Alpha 2u globulingene 207 was microinjected on a 7-kilobase DNA fragment, and four transgenic lines were analyzed. The transgene was expressed at very high levels, specifically in the liver and the preputial gland of adult male mice. The expression in male liver was first detected at puberty, and no expression was detected in female transgenic mice. This pattern of expression is similar to the expression of endogenous alpha 2u globulin genes in the rat but differs from the expression of the homologous mouse major urinary protein (MUP) gene family in that MUPs are synthesized in female liver and not in the male preputial gland. We conclude that these differences between rat alpha 2u globulin and mouse MUP gene expression are due to evolutionary differences in cis-acting regulatory elements. The expression of the alpha 2u globulin transgene in the liver was abolished by castration and fully restored after testosterone replacement. The expression could also be induced in the livers of female mice by treatment with either testosterone or dexamethasone, following ovariectomy and adrenalectomy. Therefore, the cis-acting elements responsible for regulation by these two hormones, as well as those responsible for tissue-specific expression, are closely linked to the alpha 2u globulin gene.
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Ichiyoshi Y, Endo H, Yamamoto M. Length polymorphism in the 3' noncoding region of rat hepatic alpha 2u-globulin mRNAs. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1987; 910:43-51. [PMID: 2443176 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(87)90093-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We detected two size classes in rat liver alpha 2u-globulin mRNAs when analyzing cDNA clones, and named the mRNAs corresponding to the cDNA clones having longer and shorter sizes as L-type and S-type, respectively. When sequencing these cDNA clones, a 25 base insertion was present in the L-type at the 6th exon-intron junction. The extra sequence coincided with the 5' part of the reported 6th intronic sequence that is directly contiguous to the 3' part of the 6th exon. The relative abundance of L- and S-type mRNAs in the steady-state liver was determined by a sensitive S1 nuclease analysis using the probe prepared from the L-type cDNA. The same method was also applied for the determination of the L/S ratios during the course of postnatal development and estrogen treatment, all resulting in similar values, of about 0.03. These findings indicated that L-type and S-type mRNAs are generated by an alternative splicing mechanism in the 3' noncoding region of alpha 2u-globulin transcripts. Sequence analysis also elucidated the presence of at least two active genes showing exactly the same pattern of alternative splicing.
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- Y Ichiyoshi
- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Soares VDC, Gubits RM, Feigelson P, Costantini F. Tissue-specific and hormonally regulated expression of a rat alpha 2u globulin gene in transgenic mice. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:3749-58. [PMID: 2446121 PMCID: PMC368031 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.10.3749-3758.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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To investigate the tissue-specific and hormonal regulation of the rat alpha 2u globulin gene family, we introduced one cloned member of the gene family into the mouse germ line and studied its expression in the resulting transgenic mice. Alpha 2u globulingene 207 was microinjected on a 7-kilobase DNA fragment, and four transgenic lines were analyzed. The transgene was expressed at very high levels, specifically in the liver and the preputial gland of adult male mice. The expression in male liver was first detected at puberty, and no expression was detected in female transgenic mice. This pattern of expression is similar to the expression of endogenous alpha 2u globulin genes in the rat but differs from the expression of the homologous mouse major urinary protein (MUP) gene family in that MUPs are synthesized in female liver and not in the male preputial gland. We conclude that these differences between rat alpha 2u globulin and mouse MUP gene expression are due to evolutionary differences in cis-acting regulatory elements. The expression of the alpha 2u globulin transgene in the liver was abolished by castration and fully restored after testosterone replacement. The expression could also be induced in the livers of female mice by treatment with either testosterone or dexamethasone, following ovariectomy and adrenalectomy. Therefore, the cis-acting elements responsible for regulation by these two hormones, as well as those responsible for tissue-specific expression, are closely linked to the alpha 2u globulin gene.
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- V da C Soares
- Department of Genetics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032
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Richardson A, Butler JA, Rutherford MS, Semsei I, Gu MZ, Fernandes G, Chiang WH. Effect of age and dietary restriction on the expression of alpha 2u-globulin. J Biol Chem 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)45280-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Winderickx J, van Dijck P, Dirckx L, Volckaert G, Rombauts W, Heyns W, Verhoeven G. Comparison of the 5' upstream putative regulatory sequences of three members of the alpha 2u-globulin gene family. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1987; 165:521-9. [PMID: 2439333 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1987.tb11470.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We have isolated and characterized seven members of the alpha 2u-globulin gene family from a rat genomic library. The 5' upstream region (up to 1250 base pairs starting from the EcoRI site in exon 2) of three clones was sequenced. The major transcriptional start points were located 25 base pairs downstream from the 'TATA' box. A very high degree of homology was observed over the entire studied region. Two of the examined genes displayed structural features which suggest that their expression may be impeded. A high degree of homology was observed between the promotor regions of alpha 2u-globulin and those of the major urinary protein (MUP) multigene family of the mouse. A remarkable feature is the variable length of an A-rich region between the putative 'CAAT' and the 'TATA' consensus sequences. The size of this region differs markedly between MUP and alpha 2u-globulin and between different members of the alpha 2u-globulin gene family. Comparison of the alpha 2u-globulin promotor with the corresponding region of other androgen-dependent genes (the C1, C2 and C3 subunits of prostatic steroid binding protein) reveals the presence of an A-rich region of homology located approximately 378 base pairs upstream from the cap site in the alpha 2u-globulin genes. This region compares well with a sequence of putative enhancer function previously demonstrated in the alpha-fetoprotein promotor and in the immunoglobulin heavy chain promoter.
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Kanerva RL, Ridder GM, Stone LC, Alden CL. Characterization of spontaneous and decalin-induced hyaline droplets in kidneys of adult male rats. Food Chem Toxicol 1987; 25:63-82. [PMID: 2434396 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(87)90308-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Studies were conducted to gain additional information about the spontaneous and decalin-exacerbated formation of hyaline droplets within the cytoplasm of proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) epithelial cells of the adult male rat. Renal cortical tissue protein patterns determined through two-dimensional gel electrophoresis revealed four species of a low-molecular-weight protein (18,000-20,000 daltons). Treatment groups differed only with respect to this protein, the relative concentrations of which paralleled the numbers of hyaline droplets in mature treated and untreated male rats. The increase in the numbers of hyaline droplets and protein accumulation were dose related. Neither this protein or hyaline droplets were detected in the renal cortical tissues of untreated or decalin-exposed adult female or immature male control rats. However this protein, and hyaline droplet formation, could be induced in the kidneys of adult, ovariectomized female rats by repeated testosterone injections. This protein was then demonstrated to be immunologically identical to alpha 2u-globulin, a protein synthesized by hepatic parenchymal cells. Alpha 2u-globulin protein has also been shown to be the major urinary component responsible for the proteinuria routinely observed in normal control adult male rats. PCT epithelial cell reabsorption and lysosomal accumulation of alpha 2u-globulin, reflected morphologically as hyaline droplets, occurs spontaneously only in the mature male rat. Decalin, a model compound, exacerbates this accumulation as a specific integral step in the pathogenesis of the nephropathy induced in male rats by volatile hydrocarbons. Hence, since men and women lack this specific PCT cell peculiarity, they would not be expected to respond to decalin exposure in a manner similar to the male rat.
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Elliott BM, Ramasamy R, Stonard MD, Spragg SP. Electrophoretic variants of alpha 2u-globulin in the livers of adult male rats: a possible polymorphism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1986; 870:135-40. [PMID: 2418881 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(86)90016-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis has been used to examine the microsomal fractions from the livers of 32 adult male Alpk/AP (Wistar-derived) rats for the presence of alpha 2u-globulin variants of differing isoelectric point. Three major such isoelectric variants are described. Different combinations of these three forms were found in the population examined, with one-half of the animals expressing all three variants in approximately equal proportions and with one variant being present in all the animals examined. An understanding of the relevance of such different alpha 2u-globulin profiles to the individual animal must now await the assignment of a biological role for alpha 2u-globulin.
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Kulkarni AB, Reinke R, Feigelson P. Acute phase mediators and glucocorticoids elevate alpha 1-acid glycoprotein gene transcription. J Biol Chem 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)36262-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Kulkarni AB, Gubits RM, Feigelson P. Developmental and hormonal regulation of alpha 2u-globulin gene transcription. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985; 82:2579-82. [PMID: 2581250 PMCID: PMC397607 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.9.2579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hepatic alpha 2u-globulin protein and RNA levels are under developmental and complex multihormonal control. The present studies directly evaluate the degree to which this regulation is transcriptional. alpha 2u-Globulin transcription was determined by measuring nuclear runoff RNA in vitro, and tissue alpha 2u-globulin mRNA levels were measured by dot blot hybridization. These studies reveal that (i) in male rats the transcriptional rate of the alpha 2u-globulin genes increases during postnatal development; (ii) no alpha 2u-globulin transcription is detectable in hepatic nuclei derived from hypophysectomized rats; (iii) growth hormone and glucocorticoid are both absolutely required, and glucocorticoid can replace androgen for alpha 2u-globulin gene transcription in the livers of hypophysectomized male rats; and (iv) chronic treatment of mature male rats with estrogen results in a progressive decrease in the hepatic transcription of alpha 2u-globulin genes. In all instances changes in the transcriptional rate of alpha 2u-globulin genes paralleled the tissue level of alpha 2u-globulin RNA. Thus transcriptional control predominates in regulating hepatic alpha 2u-globulin RNA levels.
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Kasukabe T, Honma Y, Hozumi M. Specific inhibition by prostaglandin D2 and its metabolites of lysozyme synthesis in mouse macrophage-like cell line, Mm-1. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1985; 844:330-6. [PMID: 3855662 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4889(85)90134-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The cultured mouse macrophage-like cell line Mm-1 synthesizes and secretes lysozyme continuously like normal macrophages. Culture of the cells in the presence of prostaglandin D2 for 3 days strongly inhibited their production of lysozyme activity. Prostaglandin D2 caused dose-dependent inhibition of the activity: 1 X 10(-6) M prostaglandin D2 caused about 50% inhibition. Inhibition by prostaglandin D2 was not related to cytotoxicity and was reversible. The rate of synthesis of lysozyme protein was measured by culturing Mm-1 cells with radioactive amino acids and then immunoprecipitating the protein. At the concentrations used, prostaglandin D2 inhibited the synthesis of lysozyme dose-dependently, but did not suppress the synthesis of total protein. Of the various types of prostaglandin, only prostaglandin D2 inhibited the production of lysozyme in Mm-1 cells. Moreover, prostaglandin D2 did not inhibit the production of other lysosomal enzymes, such as acid proteinase, acid phosphatase and beta-glucuronidase, and did not affect Fc receptors on the cell surface, adherence of cells to the culture dish or the cell morphology. These results indicate that prostaglandin D2 specifically inhibits the synthesis of lysozyme in Mm-1 cells. When Mm-1 cells were cultured for 3 days in the presence of the ethyl acetate extract from the culture medium in which Mm-1 cells had been cultured with prostaglandin D2 for 3 days, the production of lysozyme activity of Mm-1 cells was also markedly inhibited by the extract. After the incubation of prostaglandin D2 for 3 days with Mm-1 cells, less than 10% of the initial prostaglandin D2 remained and two major metabolites appeared. These results suggest that the metabolites of prostaglandin D2 were involved in the inhibitory action of prostaglandin D2 in Mm-1 cells.
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Ghosh PK, Biswas NM. Studies on the effect of corticosterone treatment on testicular activity, serum concentration of gonadotrophins, testosterone and alpha 2 u-globulin in rats pre-treated with estrogen. Andrologia 1984; 16:458-64. [PMID: 6208816 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1984.tb00397.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Adult male rats were treated with estradiol-17 beta (50 micrograms/100 g body wt./day) for 7 days. When the animals were killed 14 days later, the levels of serum gonadotrophins, testosterone and alpha 2u-Globulin as well as the weight of sex organs were reduced, testicular 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) activity was also suppressed; spermatogenesis was inhibited. Administration of corticosterone (2 mg/day) for 14 days to estrogen-treated rats increased the concentration of gonadotrophins, testosterone and alpha 2u-globulin in the serum. The weight of accessory sex organs and spermatogenesis appeared to be normal while 17 beta-HSD activity increased in estrogen-treated rats after treatment with corticosterone. It is concluded that corticosterone has an effect on testicular function by inducing alpha 2u-globulin and gonadotrophins in estrogen treated rats.
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Goodridge AG, Jenik RA, McDevitt MA, Morris SM, Winberry LK. Malic enzyme and fatty acid synthase in the uropygial gland and liver of embryonic and neonatal ducklings. Tissue-specific regulation of gene expression. Arch Biochem Biophys 1984; 230:82-92. [PMID: 6712247 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(84)90088-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Malic enzyme [L-malate-NADP oxidoreductase (decarboxylating), EC 1.1.1.40] and fatty acid synthase activities were barely detectable in the uropygial gland of duck embryos until 4 or 5 days before hatching, when they began to increase. These activities increased about 30- and 140-fold, respectively, by the day of hatching. Malic enzyme and fatty acid synthase activities were also very low in embryonic liver. However, hepatic malic enzyme activity did not increase until the newly hatched ducklings were fed. Hepatic fatty acid synthase began to increase the day before hatching and the rate of increase in enzyme activity accelerated markedly when the newly hatched ducklings were fed. Starvation of newly hatched or 12-day-old ducklings had no effect on the activities of malic enzyme and fatty acid synthase in the uropygial gland but markedly inhibited these activities in liver. Changes in the concentrations of both enzymes and in the relative synthesis rates of fatty acid synthase correlated with enzyme activities in both uropygial gland and liver. Developmental patterns for sequence abundance of malic enzyme and fatty acid synthase mRNAs in uropygial gland and liver were similar to those for their respective enzyme activities. Starvation of 4-day-old ducklings had no significant effect on the abundance of these mRNAs in uropygial gland but caused a pronounced decrease in their abundance in liver. It is concluded that developmental and nutritional regulation of these enzymes is tissue specific and occurs primarily at a pretranslational level in both uropygial gland and liver.
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Vandoren G, Mertens B, Heyns W, Van Baelen H, Rombauts W, Verhoeven G. Different forms of alpha 2u-globulin in male and female rat urine. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1983; 134:175-81. [PMID: 6190651 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1983.tb07548.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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alpha 2u-Globulin is usually considered to be present only in male rat urine. This study demonstrates that a very similar protein exists in female rat urine and compares its properties with those of the male form. Isoelectric focusing followed by immunofixation reveals considerable microheterogeneity of alpha 2u-globulin in male and female rat urine. Important sex differences are noted in the banding pattern. The isoelectric point of the major male component (pI approximately equal to 5.3) is considerably higher than that of the major female components (pI approximately equal to 4.6). In addition, the female form of alpha 2u-globulin has a somewhat higher mobility on sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis than its male counterpart. These sex differences are preserved after purification of alpha 2u-globulin from male and female rat urine by affinity chromatography and enrichment of the major male and female components by ion-exchange chromatography. Immunologically no differences are observed between these purified components and their amino acid composition reveals only minor differences. A slightly higher carbohydrate content is observed in the major female component than in the major male component. Finally evidence is presented that oestrogen treatment suppresses the male forms of alpha 2u-globulin but has no effect on the female forms. The observed differences between the male and female forms and their different hormonal control suggest that they are encoded by different genes.
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Laperche Y, Lynch KR, Dolan KP, Feigelson P. Tissue-specific control of alpha 2u globulin gene expression: constitutive synthesis in the submaxillary gland. Cell 1983; 32:453-60. [PMID: 6186396 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(83)90465-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Synthesis of alpha 2u globulin, previously thought to occur only in the male rat liver, has now been demonstrated in the submaxillary salivary gland. Unlike liver, submaxillary synthesis of alpha 2u globulin mRNA is constitutive--that is, independent of the endocrine state, age and sex. Liver and submaxillary alpha 2u globulin mRNAs are of similar size, and their 5' ends map to the same region of the gene. Isoelectric focusing of in vitro translation products revealed that submaxillary mRNA encodes a more acidic subset of alpha 2u globulins than does liver. Salivary alpha 2u globulin mRNA manifests 5% nucleotide divergence, encoding 20 amino acid substitutions, which specifies a more acidic polypeptide than its hepatic counterpart. Thus the liver and submaxillary gland synthesize alpha 2u globulin from different sets of genes that are subject to very different developmental and hormonal control.
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Roy AK, Chatterjee B, Demyan WF, Milin BS, Motwani NM, Nath TS, Schiop MJ. Hormone and age-dependent regulation of alpha 2u-globulin gene expression. RECENT PROGRESS IN HORMONE RESEARCH 1983; 39:425-61. [PMID: 6195698 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-571139-5.50015-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Hepatocytes can be maintained in culture for periods of a few hours to many days. This review summarizes the metabolic characteristics of these cultures and describes their use in studying the regulation of plasma protein synthesis. Hormones selectively stimulate the synthesis of certain proteins. Cortisol stimulates the synthesis of fibrinogen and other acute-phase proteins; whereas, insulin stimulates albumin synthesis. In the latter case insulin increases the rate of a nuclear process. Mediators elaborated by leukocytes stimulate acute-phase protein synthesis in hepatocytes. Plasmin-generated fibrin peptides stimulate fibrinogen synthesis via a leukocytic mediator. Lipoprotein synthesis is stimulated by fatty acids and is inhibited by albumin and other macromolecules. These and other processes are susceptible to detailed analysis using sub-cellular fractions (mRNA, nuclei, transcription factors, etc.) isolated from hepatocytes. Studies on fetal or embryonic hepatocytes and hepatomas are yielding information on the regulation of secretory protein synthesis during development and following neoplastic transformation.
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Baumann H, Firestone GL, Burgess TL, Gross KW, Yamamoto KR, Held WA. Dexamethasone regulation of alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and other acute phase reactants in rat liver and hepatoma cells. J Biol Chem 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)33291-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Dolan KP, Unterman R, McLaughlin M, Nakhasi HL, Lynch KR, Feigelson P. The structure and expression of very closely related members of the alpha 2u globulin gene family. J Biol Chem 1982. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)33479-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Antakly T, Lynch KR, Nakhasi HL, Feigelson P. Cellular dynamics of the hormonal and developmental induction of hepatic alpha 2u globulin as demonstrated by immunocytochemistry and specific mRNA monitoring. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ANATOMY 1982; 165:211-24. [PMID: 6183971 DOI: 10.1002/aja.1001650209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Widman LE, Chasin LA. Multihormonal induction of alpha 2u-globulin in an established rat hepatoma cell line. J Cell Physiol 1982; 112:316-26. [PMID: 6182149 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041120303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A subclone of the FU5-5 rat hepatoma cell line has been isolated which is inducible more than several hundred fold for the 20,000 dalton form of the major rat urinary protein alpha 2u-globulin. The basal relative synthetic rate (RSR) in growth medium containing 10% fetal calf serum was less than 2 X 10(-6) of total protein synthesis. Both dexamethasone and insulin were necessary for induction, and yielded a maximum induced RSR of 4-8 X 10(-3). Triiodothyronine (T3), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), rat growth hormone (GH), and estrogen, all of which have been shown to influence the induction of alpha 2u-globulin in the intact rat, were without effect on the cell line. A factor present in fetal calf serum was also necessary for maximum induction, since dexamethasone plus insulin in serum-free medium raised the RSR to only 3 X 10(-5); exogenous T3, GH, and DHT could not substitute for this serum factor. The kinetics of induction by dexamethasone were slow, with a lag of approximately 48 hr followed by a period of increasing RSR for 6-20 days. Removal of dexamethasone from induced cells led to an exponential decline in the RSR (t 1/2 15 hr). The concentrations of dexamethasone and insulin that could yield half maximum induction were 5 X 10(-8)M and 3 X 10(-11)M, respectively. Higher concentrations of insulin, although still in physiological range (10(-9)M), inhibited induction. At yet higher insulin levels, beyond the physiological range, alpha 2u-globulin synthesis returned to maximum values. The lack of DHT, T3, and GH requirement for alpha 2u-globulin induction in this cell line may mean that a regulatory aberrancy has occurred in this transformed cell line, or, alternatively, that these hormones act indirectly in the intact animal. This cell line should prove useful for the study of the molecular events associated with alpha 2u-globulin induction and for genetic approaches to the problem of multihormonal regulation of gene expression.
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Roy AK, Chatterjee B, Demyan WF, Nath TS, Motwani NM. Pretranslational regulation of alpha 2u-globulin in rat liver by growth hormone. J Biol Chem 1982. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)34457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Modifications in alpha 2u globulin gene structure, transcription, and mRNA translation in hepatomas. J Biol Chem 1982. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)81018-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Lynch KR, Dolan KP, Nakhasi HL, Unterman R, Feigelson P. The role of growth hormone in alpha 2u globulin synthesis: a reexamination. Cell 1982; 28:185-9. [PMID: 6175426 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(82)90388-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Hypophysectomy of adult male rats abolishes alpha 2u globulin synthesis; synthesis can be fully restored by daily administration of androgen, thyroid hormone, glucocorticoid and growth hormone for 12 days. It has been previously reported that growth hormone is not required to maintain alpha 2u globulin mRNA levels, and that growth hormone functions only translationally. We have reexamined the role of growth hormone in alpha 2u globulin synthesis using a cloned alpha 2u globulin cDNA probe. Measurement of alpha 2u globulin mRNA levels by hybridization and cell-free translation, and of alpha 2u globulin synthesis by pulse-labeling in vivo, demonstrates that growth hormone is required to maintain full, steady state hepatic levels of both alpha 2u globulin and its mRNA. Furthermore, the small amount of hepatic alpha 2u globulin mRNA that accumulates in the absence of growth hormone is efficiently translated in vivo. Thus we now find no evidence for growth-hormone-mediated translational control. We have also found that rats hypophysectomized prepubescently respond to the multihormonal restoration therapy to only 10% of the alpha 2u globulin mRNA levels observed in rats hypophysectomized as adults. This finding suggests that some unidentified pituitary factor(s) is required during puberty to potentiate normal alpha 2u globulin gene expression.
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Ghosh PK, Neuhaus OW, Biswas NM. Prevention of estrogenic inhibition of adrenal delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase by alpha 2u-globulin in rats. EXPERIENTIA 1981; 37:686-7. [PMID: 6168486 DOI: 10.1007/bf01967922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Unterman RD, Lynch KR, Nakhasi HL, Dolan KP, Hamilton JW, Cohn DV, Feigelson P. Cloning and sequence of several alpha 2u-globulin cDNAs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1981; 78:3478-82. [PMID: 6167987 PMCID: PMC319592 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.78.6.3478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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We describe a simple cloning procedure for alpha 2u-globulin that requires neither enrichment of mRNA for cloning nor purification of a specific probe for screening recombinant colonies. Total adult male liver poly(A)+RNA was used as template for cloning, and the subsequent recombinant colonies were screened by comparing hybridization to radioactive cDNA probes prepared from hepatic male and female mRNA, respectively. Almost all of the selected "male-specific" clones were later shown to contain alpha 2u-globulin sequences. This cloned alpha 2u-globulin cDNA has been shown to specifically hybridize to male rat liver RNA, which, when isolated and translated in vitro, codes for a 21,000-dalton protein (pro-alpha 2u-globulin) immunologically identical to alpha 2u-globulin. When translation occurs in the presence of pancreatic microsomes this in vitro synthesized pro-alpha 2u-globulin is processed to the 19,000-dalton mature form of alpha 2u-globulin. The nucleotide sequence of the alpha 2u-globulin cDNA has been determined, thus elucidating the complete amino acid sequence of alpha 2u-globulin and most of the hydrophobic "leader" sequence of pro-alpha 2u-globulin. The amino acid sequence deduced from the cDNA is in agreement with the partial sequence that we previously determined by sequential Edman degradation of the purified protein. alpha 2u-Globulin cDNA clones contain within the 3'-untranslated region one or both of the two putative polyadenylylation/transcription termination sites (A-A-T-A-A-A and A-A-T-T-A-A-A). Either of these can be used, generating alpha 2u-globulin mRNA species of two lengths. A codon usage analysis of the cDNA showed that, although all six leucine codons are used for the 14 leucine residues in mature alpha 2u-globulin, the seven leucines in the partial leader sequence reported are all encoded by the same codon, CTG. The primary amino acid sequence contains a unique Asn-Gly-Ser sequence, likely to be in beta-turn conformation, as the probable site of glycosylation for this glycoprotein.
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Walker M, Kaye A. mRNA for the rat uterine estrogen-induced protein. Translation in vitro and regulation by estrogen. J Biol Chem 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)70089-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Chen CL, Feigelson P. Hormonal control of alpha 2u globulin synthesis and its mRNA in isolated hepatocytes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1980; 349:28-45. [PMID: 6164324 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1980.tb29512.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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