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Banks CM, Trott JF, Hovey RC. The prolactin receptor: A cross-species comparison of gene structure, transcriptional regulation, tissue-specificity, and genetic variation. J Neuroendocrinol 2024; 36:e13385. [PMID: 38586906 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The conserved and multifaceted functions of prolactin (PRL) are coordinated through varied distribution and expression of its cell-surface receptor (PRLR) across a range of tissues and physiological states. The resultant heterogeneous expression of PRLR mRNA and protein across different organs and cell types supports a wide range of PRL-regulated processes including reproduction, lactation, development, and homeostasis. Genetic variation within the PRLR gene also accounts for several phenotypes impacting agricultural production and human pathology. The goal of this review is to highlight the many elements that control differential expression of the PRLR across tissues, and the various phenotypes that exist across species due to variation in the PRLR gene.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carmen M Banks
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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Trott JF, Schennink A, Horigan KC, Lemay DG, Cohen JR, Famula TR, Dragon JA, Hovey RC. Unique Transcriptomic Changes Underlie Hormonal Interactions During Mammary Histomorphogenesis in Female Pigs. Endocrinology 2022; 163:bqab256. [PMID: 34918063 PMCID: PMC10409904 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Successful lactation and the risk for developing breast cancer depend on growth and differentiation of the mammary gland (MG) epithelium that is regulated by ovarian steroids (17β-estradiol [E] and progesterone [P]) and pituitary-derived prolactin (PRL). Given that the MG of pigs share histomorphogenic features present in the normal human breast, we sought to define the transcriptional responses within the MG of pigs following exposure to all combinations of these hormones. Hormone-ablated female pigs were administered combinations of E, medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate (source of P), and either haloperidol (to induce PRL) or 2-bromo-α-ergocryptine. We subsequently monitored phenotypic changes in the MG including mitosis, receptors for E and P (ESR1 and PGR), level of phosphorylated STAT5 (pSTAT5), and the frequency of terminal ductal lobular unit (TDLU) subtypes; these changes were then associated with all transcriptomic changes. Estrogen altered the expression of approximately 20% of all genes that were mostly associated with mitosis, whereas PRL stimulated elements of fatty acid metabolism and an inflammatory response. Several outcomes, including increased pSTAT5, highlighted the ability of E to enhance PRL action. Regression of transcriptomic changes against several MG phenotypes revealed 1669 genes correlated with proliferation, among which 29 were E inducible. Additional gene expression signatures were associated with TDLU formation and the frequency of ESR1 or PGR. These data provide a link between the hormone-regulated genome and phenome of the MG in a species having a complex histoarchitecture like that in the human breast, and highlight an underexplored synergy between the actions of E and PRL during MG development.
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- Josephine F Trott
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- US Department of Agriculture ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Vermont Integrative Genomics Resource, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Yuzhen C, Zheng F. The effect of circadian rhythm on prolactin/PRLR-mediated intracellular signaling profiles in vivo and in vitro. Tissue Cell 2021; 73:101570. [PMID: 34343759 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The circadian molecular Clock is an internal time-keeping system, which regulates various physiological processes. The circadian Clock may be involved in all biological processes. The circadian Clock is closely related to prolactin's activities. However, until now, the effect of circadian Clock dysregulation on PRL's bioactivities remains unclear. Clock protein is an essential component in circadian Clock and necessary for Clock function. Therefore, Clock gene knockout mice (CLOCK -/- mice) was used to explore the effect of circadian Clock dysfunction on PRL's activities. The in vitro and in vivo experimental results showed that PRLR-mediated signaling was significantly down-regulated. PRL-induced JAK2-STAT5 signaling in Clock-/- mice was significantly decreased compared to control mice in vivo. In vitro, PRL/PRLR-mediated signaling in mammary epithelial cell that Clock was knocked down by siRNA was significantly down-regulated compared to control cells. Mechanistically, the expression levels of negative regulatory molecule (the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) was upregulated in vitro and in vivo, which may be one of the factors that causes the PRL-signaling downregulation. Taken together, the current work indicates that the circadian Clock affects the PRL's activities. This finding lays the foundation for studying the relationship between the circadian Clock and PRL's biological activities.
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- Chen Yuzhen
- Department of Neurology and Pediatric Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Neurology and Pediatric Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Miszewski SG, Trott JF, Berryhill GE, Tat L, Green R, Borowsky AD, Miller JW, Hovey RC. Folate Deficiency Inhibits Development of the Mammary Gland and its Associated Lymphatics in FVB Mice. J Nutr 2020; 150:2120-2130. [PMID: 32510141 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Folate is essential for DNA synthesis, DNA repair, cell proliferation, development, and morphogenesis. Folic acid (FA) is a nutritional supplement used to fortify human diets. OBJECTIVES We investigated the effects of dietary FA on early mammary gland (MG) development and hyperplasia. METHODS Study 1: nulliparous female FVB wild-type (WT) mice were fed control (Con; 2 mg FA/kg), deficient (Def; 0 mg FA/kg), excess (Ex; 5 mg FA/kg), or super excess (S-Ex; 20 mg FA/kg) diets for 8 wk before mating to WT or heterozygous FVB/N-Tg[mouse mammary tumor virus long terminal repeat (MMTV)-polyomavirus middle T antigen (PyVT)]634Mul/J (MMTV-PyMT+/-) transgenic males. Dams were fed these diets until they weaned WT or MMTV-PyMT+/- pups, which were fed the dam's diet from postnatal day (PND) 21 to 42. Tissues were collected from female progeny at PNDs 1, 21, and 42. Study 2: Con or Def diets were fed to WT intact females and males from PND 21 to 56, or to ovariectomized females from PND 21 to 77; tissues were collected at PND 56 or 77. Growth of all offspring, development of MGs, MG hyperplasia, supramammary lymph nodes, thymus and spleen, cell proliferation, and expression of MG growth factors were measured. RESULTS Study 1: Ex or S-Ex did not affect postnatal MG development or hyperplasia. The rate of isometric MG growth (PND 1-21) was reduced by 69% in Def female progeny (P < 0.0001). Similarly, hyperplastic growth in MGs of Def MMTV-PyMT+/- offspring was 18% of Con (P < 0.05). The Def diet reduced supramammary lymph node size by 20% (P < 0.0001) and increased MG insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA by 200% (P < 0.05) and protein by 130%-150% (P < 0.05). Study 2: the Def diet did not affect MG growth, but it did reduce supramammary lymph node size (P < 0.05), spleen weight (P < 0.001), and thymic medulla area (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In utero and postnatal folate deficiency reduced the isometric development of the MGs and early MG hyperplasia. Postnatal folate deficiency reduced the development of lymphatic tissues.
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- Susan G Miszewski
- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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Schennink A, Trott JF, Manjarin R, Lemay DG, Freking BA, Hovey RC. Comparative genomics reveals tissue-specific regulation of prolactin receptor gene expression. J Mol Endocrinol 2015; 54:1-15. [PMID: 25358647 DOI: 10.1530/jme-14-0212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Prolactin (PRL), acting via the PRL receptor (PRLR), controls hundreds of biological processes across a range of species. Endocrine PRL elicits well-documented effects on target tissues such as the mammary glands and reproductive organs in addition to coordinating whole-body homeostasis during states such as lactation or adaptive responses to the environment. While changes in PRLR expression likely facilitates these tissue-specific responses to circulating PRL, the mechanisms regulating this regulation in non-rodent species has received limited attention. We performed a wide-scale analysis of PRLR 5' transcriptional regulation in pig tissues. Apart from the abundantly expressed and widely conserved exon 1, we identified alternative splicing of transcripts from an additional nine first exons of the porcine PRLR (pPRLR) gene. Notably, exon 1.5 transcripts were expressed most abundantly in the heart, while expression of exon 1.3-containing transcripts was greatest in the kidneys and small intestine. Expression of exon 1.3 mRNAs within the kidneys was most abundant in the renal cortex, and increased during gestation. A comparative analysis revealed a human homologue to exon 1.3, hE1N2, which was also principally transcribed in the kidneys and small intestines, and an exon hE1N3 was only expressed in the kidneys of humans. Promoter alignment revealed conserved motifs within the proximal promoter upstream of exon 1.3, including putative binding sites for hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 and Sp1. Together, these results highlight the diverse, conserved and tissue-specific regulation of PRLR expression in the targets for PRL, which may function to coordinate complex physiological states such as lactation and osmoregulation.
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- Anke Schennink
- Department of Animal ScienceGenome CenterUniversity of California Davis, 2335 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USABaylor College of MedicineUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Room 9022, Houston, Texas, USAUSDAARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, PO Box 166, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA
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- Department of Animal ScienceGenome CenterUniversity of California Davis, 2335 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USABaylor College of MedicineUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Room 9022, Houston, Texas, USAUSDAARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, PO Box 166, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA
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- Department of Animal ScienceGenome CenterUniversity of California Davis, 2335 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USABaylor College of MedicineUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Room 9022, Houston, Texas, USAUSDAARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, PO Box 166, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA
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- Department of Animal ScienceGenome CenterUniversity of California Davis, 2335 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USABaylor College of MedicineUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Room 9022, Houston, Texas, USAUSDAARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, PO Box 166, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA
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- Department of Animal ScienceGenome CenterUniversity of California Davis, 2335 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USABaylor College of MedicineUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Room 9022, Houston, Texas, USAUSDAARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, PO Box 166, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA
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- Department of Animal ScienceGenome CenterUniversity of California Davis, 2335 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USABaylor College of MedicineUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Room 9022, Houston, Texas, USAUSDAARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, PO Box 166, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA
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