Effect of different photoperiods on the ultrastructure of the specific secretory cells and α-subunit mRNA level in the chicken pars tuberalis

2001 ◽  
Vol 304 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Kameda ◽  
Masaaki Miura ◽  
Toshiyuki Nishimaki
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Level ◽  
Secretory Cells ◽  
Pars Tuberalis ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Subunit Mrna

Follicle-stimulating hormone regulation of inhibin α-subunit mRNA in staged rat seminiferous tubules

1994 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antti Kaipia ◽  
Tarja-Leena Penttilä ◽  
Jorma Toppari
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Hormonal Regulation ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Seminiferous Tubules ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Hormone Regulation ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Subunit Mrna ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Kaipia A, Penttilä T-L, ToppariJ. Follicle-stimulating hormone regulation of inhibin α-subunit mRNA in staged rat seminiferous tubules. Eur J Endocrinol 1994;131:323–9. ISSN 0804–4643 Steady-state levels of inhibin-α and -βB mRNAs are higher in stages II–VI of the seminiferous epithelial cycle than in stages VII–VIII We investigated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulation of inhibin α-subunit mRNA in stages II–VI and VII–VIII to study whether the stage specificity is due to differential hormonal regulation by FSH. Follicle-stimulating hormone caused a significant increase of inhibin-α mRNA levels in both stages during a 20-h incubation. The mechanism of the FSH effect was studied further in stages VII-VIII. Maximal stimulation of the inhibin-α mRNA level was achieved with 100 μg/l FSH, dibutyryl-3′,5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (db-cAMP, 0.2 mmol/l) and Spadenosine-3′,5′-monophosphothionate (Sp-cAMPS, 10 μmol/l) (a cAMP agonist). The presence of RpcAMPS (200 μmol/l) (a cAMP antagonist) abolished the stimulation, Rp-cAMPS alone had no effect. inhibin-βB mRNA levels in stages VII–VIII were not affected by FSH, db-cAMP, Sp-cAMPS or Rp-cAMPS. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (100 nmol/l) had no effect on inhibin-α or -βB mRNA levels. Actinomycin D abolished the stimulatory effect of FSH on inhibin-α mRNA expression. In conclusion, FSH stimulated inhibin-α mRNA expression similarly both in stages II–VI and VII–VIII of the seminiferous epithelial cycle and the stimulation in stages VII–VIII was cAMP-mediated. Jorma Toppari, University of Turku, Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland

Effect of experimental hypercholesterolaemia on K+ channel α-subunit mRNA levels in rabbit hearts

2007 ◽  
Vol 562 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 130-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Varga ◽  
Péter Bagossi ◽  
József Tözsér ◽  
Barna Peitl ◽  
Zoltán Szilvássy
Keyword(s):  
K Channel ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Subunit Mrna

Transmembrane prolyl 4-hydroxylase is a fourth prolyl 4-hydroxylase regulating EPO production and erythropoiesis

Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (16) ◽  
pp. 3336-3344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Laitala ◽  
Ellinoora Aro ◽  
Gail Walkinshaw ◽  
Joni M. Mäki ◽  
Maarit Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Hypoxia Inducible Factor ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Hepcidin Expression ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Hepcidin Mrna

AbstractAn endoplasmic reticulum transmembrane prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H-TM) is able to hydroxylate the α subunit of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) in vitro and in cultured cells, but nothing is known about its roles in mammalian erythropoiesis. We studied such roles here by administering a HIF-P4H inhibitor, FG-4497, to P4h-tm−/− mice. This caused larger increases in serum Epo concentration and kidney but not liver Hif-1α and Hif-2α protein and Epo mRNA levels than in wild-type mice, while the liver Hepcidin mRNA level was lower in the P4h-tm−/− mice than in the wild-type. Similar, but not identical, differences were also seen between FG-4497–treated Hif-p4h-2 hypomorphic (Hif-p4h-2gt/gt) and Hif-p4h-3−/− mice versus wild-type mice. FG-4497 administration increased hemoglobin and hematocrit values similarly in the P4h-tm−/− and wild-type mice, but caused higher increases in both values in the Hif-p4h-2gt/gt mice and in hematocrit value in the Hif-p4h-3−/− mice than in the wild-type. Hif-p4h-2gt/gt/P4h-tm−/− double gene-modified mice nevertheless had increased hemoglobin and hematocrit values without any FG-4497 administration, although no such abnormalities were seen in the Hif-p4h-2gt/gt or P4h-tm−/− mice. Our data thus indicate that P4H-TM plays a role in the regulation of EPO production, hepcidin expression, and erythropoiesis.

mRNA levels for α-subunit of prolyl 4-hydroxylase and fibrillar collagens in immobilized rat skeletal muscle

1999 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Yan Han ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Raili Myllylä ◽  
Paula Virtanen ◽  
Jarmo Karpakka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Tibialis Anterior ◽  
Collagen Synthesis ◽  
Plantar Flexion ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Type I ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Rat Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Fibrillar Collagens

There is evidence that immobilization causes a decrease in total collagen synthesis in skeletal muscle within a few days. In this study, early immobilization effects on the expression of prolyl 4-hydroxylase (PH) and the main fibrillar collagens at mRNA and protein levels were investigated in rat skeletal muscle. The right hindlimb was immobilized in full plantar flexion for 1, 3, and 7 days. Steady-state mRNAs for α- and β-subunits of PH and type I and III procollagen, PH activity, and collagen content were measured in gastrocnemius and plantaris muscles. Type I and III procollagen mRNAs were also measured in soleus and tibialis anterior muscles. The mRNA level for the PH α-subunit decreased by 49 and 55% ( P < 0.01) in gastrocnemius muscle and by 41 and 39% ( P < 0.05) in plantaris muscle after immobilization for 1 and 3 days, respectively. PH activity was decreased ( P < 0.05–0.01) in both muscles at days 3 and 7. The mRNA levels for type I and III procollagen were decreased by 26–56% ( P < 0.05–0.001) in soleus, tibialis anterior, and plantaris muscles at day 3. The present results thus suggest that pretranslational downregulation plays a key role in fibrillar collagen synthesis in the early phase of immobilization-induced muscle atrophy.

Effects of nonsulfur and sulfur amino acids on the regulation of hepatic enzymes of cysteine metabolism

1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (1) ◽  
pp. E144-E153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Bella ◽  
Christine Hahn ◽  
Martha H. Stipanuk
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Cysteine Dioxygenase ◽  
Sulfur Amino Acids ◽  
Subunit Mrna ◽  
Cysteine Metabolism ◽  
Glutamylcysteine Synthetase

To determine the role of nonsulfur vs. sulfur amino acids in regulation of cysteine metabolism, rats were fed a basal diet or diets supplemented with a mixture of nonsulfur amino acids (AA), sulfur amino acids (SAA), or both for 3 wk. Hepatic cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase (CSDC), cysteine dioxygenase (CDO), and γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS) activity, concentration, and mRNA abundance were measured. Supplementation with AA alone had no effect on any of these measures. Supplementation of the basal diet with SAA, with or without AA, resulted in a higher CDO concentration (32–45 times basal), a lower CSDC mRNA level (49–64% of basal), and a lower GCS-heavy subunit mRNA level (70–76%). The presence of excess SAA and AA together resulted in an additional type of regulation: a lower specific activity of all three enzymes was observed in rats fed diets with an excess of AA and SAA. Both SAA and AA played a role in regulation of these three enzymes of cysteine metabolism, but SAA had the dominant effects, and effects of AA were not observed in the absence of SAA.

scholarly journals Clock genes in calendar cells as the basis of annual timekeeping in mammals--a unifying hypothesis

2003 ◽  
Vol 179 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
GA Lincoln ◽  
H Andersson ◽  
A Loudon
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Molecular Mechanism ◽  
Clock Genes ◽  
Prolactin Secretion ◽  
Secretory Cells ◽  
Dark Phase ◽  
Pars Tuberalis ◽  
Cry Protein ◽  
Wide Range

Melatonin-based photoperiod time-measurement and circannual rhythm generation are long-term time-keeping systems used to regulate seasonal cycles in physiology and behaviour in a wide range of mammals including man. We summarise recent evidence that temporal, melatonin-controlled expression of clock genes in specific calendar cells may provide a molecular mechanism for long-term timing. The agranular secretory cells of the pars tuberalis (PT) of the pituitary gland provide a model cell-type because they express a high density of melatonin (mt1) receptors and are implicated in photoperiod/circannual regulation of prolactin secretion and the associated seasonal biological responses. Studies of seasonal breeding hamsters and sheep indicate that circadian clock gene expression in the PT is modulated by photoperiod via the melatonin signal. In the Syrian and Siberian hamster PT, the high amplitude Per1 rhythm associated with dawn is suppressed under short photoperiods, an effect that is mimicked by melatonin treatment. More extensive studies in sheep show that many clock genes (e.g. Bmal1, Clock, Per1, Per2, Cry1 and Cry2) are expressed in the PT, and their expression oscillates through the 24-h light/darkness cycle in a temporal sequence distinct from that in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (central circadian pacemaker). Activation of Per1 occurs in the early light phase (dawn), while activation of Cry1 occurs in the dark phase (dusk), thus photoperiod-induced changes in the relative phase of Per and Cry gene expression acting through PER/CRY protein/protein interaction provide a potential mechanism for decoding the melatonin signal and generating a long-term photoperiodic response. The current challenge is to identify other calendar cells in the central nervous system regulating long-term cycles in reproduction, body weight and other seasonal characteristics and to establish whether clock genes provide a conserved molecular mechanism for long-term timekeeping.

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