Stage-Specific expression of rat transition protein 2 mrna and possible localization to the chromatoid body of step 7 spermatids by in situ hybridization using a nonradioactive riboprobe

1992 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. T. K. Saunders ◽  
M. R. Millar ◽  
S. M. Maguire ◽  
R. M. Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Chromatoid Body ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Transition Protein

scholarly journals Localization of type 1 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mRNA and protein in syncytiotrophoblasts and invasive cytotrophoblasts in the human term villi

2000 ◽  
Vol 165 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bonenfant ◽  
PR Provost ◽  
R Drolet ◽  
Y Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Binding Activity ◽  
Placental Lactogen ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
P450 Aromatase ◽  
Chain Cleavage ◽  
Extravillous Cytotrophoblasts

The 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17beta-HSDs) play a key role in the synthesis of sex steroids. The hallmark of this family of enzymes is the interconversion, through their oxydoreductive reactivity at position C17, of 17-keto- and 17beta-hydroxy-steroids. Because this reaction essentially transforms steroids having low binding activity for the steroid receptor to their more potent 17beta-hydroxysteroids isoforms, it is crucial to the control of the physiological activities of both estrogens and androgens. The human placenta produces large amounts of progesterone and estrogens throughout pregnancy. The placental type 1 17beta-HSD enzyme (E17beta-HSD) catalyzes the reduction of the low activity estrogen, estrone, into the potent estrogen, estradiol. We studied the cell-specific expression of type 1 17beta-HSD in human term placental villous tissue by combining in situ hybridization to localize type 1 17beta-HSD mRNA with immunohistochemistry using an antibody against human placental lactogen, a trophoblast marker. Immunolocalization of E17beta-HSD was also performed. To ascertain whether other steroidogenic enzymes are present in the same cell type, cytochrome P450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage (P450scc), P450 aromatase, and type 1 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD) were also localized by immunostaining. Our results showed that the syncytium is the major steroidogenic unit of the fetal term villi. In fact, type 1 17beta-HSD mRNA and protein, as well as P450scc, P450 aromatase, and 3beta-HSD immunoreactivities were found in these cells. In addition, our results revealed undoubtedly that extravillous cytotrophoblasts (CTBs), e.g. those from which cell columns of anchoring villous originate, also express the type 1 17beta-HSD gene. However, CTBs lying beneath the syncytial layer, e.g. those from which syncytiotrophoblasts develop, contained barely detectable amounts of type 1 17beta-HSD mRNA as determined by in situ hybridization. These findings, along with those from other laboratories confirm the primordial role of the syncytium in the synthesis of steroids during pregnancy. In addition, our results indicate for the first time that CTBs differentiating along the invasive pathway contain type 1 17beta-HSD mRNA.

Spatial- and temporal-restricted pattern for amelogenin gene expression during mouse molar tooth organogenesis

Development ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L. Snead ◽  
W. Luo ◽  
E.C. Lau ◽  
H.C. Slavkin
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Gene Transcription ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Molar Tooth ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Amelogenin Gene ◽  
Stage Of Development

Position- and time-restricted amelogenin gene transcription was analysed in developing tooth organs using in situ hybridization with asymmetric complementary RNA probes produced from a cDNA specific to the mouse 26 × 10(3) Mr amelogenin. In situ analysis was performed on developmentally staged fetal and neonatal mouse mandibular first (M1) and maxillary first (M1) molar tooth organs using serial sections and three-dimensional reconstruction. Amelogenin mRNA was first detected in a cluster of ameloblasts along one cusp of the M1 molar at the newborn stage of development. In subsequent developmental stages, amelogenin transcripts were detected within foci of ameloblasts lining each of the five cusps comprising the molar crown form. The number of amelogenin transcripts appeared to be position-dependent, being more abundant on one cusp surface while reduced along the opposite surface. Amelogenin gene transcription was found to be bilaterally symmetric between the developing right and left M1 molars, and complementary between the M1 and M1 developing molars; indicating position-restricted gene expression resulting in organ stereoisomerism. The application of in situ hybridization to forming tooth organ geometry provides a novel strategy to define epithelial-mesenchymal signal(s) which are believed to be responsible for organ morphogenesis, as well as for temporal- and spatial-restricted tissue-specific expression of enamel extracellular matrix.

scholarly journals Acinar Cells Are Target Cells for Androgens in Mouse Submandibular Glands

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Señorale-Pose ◽  
Arnaud Jacqueson ◽  
François Rougeon ◽  
Isabelle Rosinski-Chupin
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Parotid Glands ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Rnase Protection ◽  
Submandibular Glands ◽  
Androgen Action ◽  
Proline Rich Protein

The variable coding sequence (VCS) multigene family encodes diverse salivary proteins, such as the SMR1 prohormone and the PR-VB1 proline-rich protein in the rat. In situ hybridization was used to study the cell-specific expression of two new mouse VCS genes, Vcs1 and Vcs2. We show that the Vcs1 transcripts, which code for a proline-rich protein, MSG1, are highly abundant in male and female parotid glands, in which they are specifically detected in acinar cells. No expression was seen in the submandibular or sublingual glands. In contrast, Vcs2 transcripts were found only in the acinar cells of the submandibular glands (SMGs) of male mice, in which they are expressed in response to androgens. Expression was found to be heterogeneous within acinar structures. No Vcs2 transcripts were detected in the SMGs of females or castrated males by Northern blot, RNase protection, or in situ hybridization. Androgen administration to females or castrated males induced expression at a level comparable to that of intact males. The Vcs2 gene is the first example of a mouse androgen-regulated gene that is expressed in SMG acinar cells. This result, in addition to our previous observation on SMR1 expression in rats, demonstrates that both acinar cells and granular convoluted tubule (GCT) cells are target cells for androgen action in rodent SMG.

Region-specific expression and sex-steroidal regulation on aromatase and its mRNA in the male rat brain: Immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization analyses

2006 ◽  
Vol 500 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changjiu Zhao ◽  
Ryutaro Fujinaga ◽  
Mayumi Tanaka ◽  
Akie Yanai ◽  
Ken-Ichi Nakahama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Rat Brain ◽  
Male Rat ◽  
Specific Expression

Complementary patterns of expression of c-ets 1, c-myb and c-myc in the blood-forming system of the chick embryo

Development ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Vandenbunder ◽  
L. Pardanaud ◽  
T. Jaffredo ◽  
M.A. Mirabel ◽  
D. Stehelin
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Dna Binding Proteins ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Distribution ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Hemopoietic Cells ◽  
Cellular Oncogenes ◽  
Mesodermal Lineage

We have used in situ hybridization to study the spatial and temporal distribution of the transcription of three cellular oncogenes encoding DNA-binding proteins, c-ets 1, c-myb and c-myc during the development of the chick embryo. c-ets 1 mRNA expression appears linked to the mesodermal lineage and is strongly expressed in early endothelia; it subsequently becomes restricted to small vessel endothelia. Hemopoietic cells in extraembryonic blood islands at E2 express c-ets 1, while intraembryonic hemopoietic cells in aortic clusters (E3) and paraaortic foci (E6) express c-myb. c-myc transcripts are detected in cells undergoing hemopoiesis in both these extraembryonic and intraembryonic sites. Outside the blood-forming system, c-myc is transcribed in a large variety of cells; c-ets 1 displays tissue-specific expression in groups of mesodermal cells engaged in morphogenetic processes and appears excluded from all epithelia; finally the expression of c-myb is the most tightly linked to hemopoietic cells. In any case, it is clear that these three oncogenes display complementary expression in endothelial and hemopoietic cells where their patterns are modulated in relationship to multiplication and differentiation.

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