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12167568

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
The cytochromes P450 belong to a superfamily of enzymes involved in a diverse array of endobiotic and xenobiotic metabolic pathways. Several members of a novel family of cytochrome P450 (CYP4F), which specifically mediate leukotriene B(4) omega-hydroxylation, have now been identified in various species including rat, mouse, and human. In rats, the CYP4F family consists of four related genes, CYP4F1, CYP4F4, CYP4F5, and CYP4F6. Here we report development of fluorescent real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays (TaqMan), which allow us to carry out specific quantitation of mRNA expression of all four members of this subfamily. Since no inducers for the CYP4F family are known to date, we validated these assays using clofibrate, a known suppressor of rat CYP4Fs. Additionally, Northern blot hybridization was carried out to validate these assays. Using this approach, we demonstrate quantitatively, for the first time, that each of the rat CYP4Fs is expressed in a tissue- and sex-dependent manner showing a significantly higher expression in females vis-à-vis males. Western blot analysis using a CYP4F polyclonal antibody also shows a considerably higher protein expression in female liver, kidneys, and lungs when compared with male rats. Furthermore, we observe a significant decrease in the CYP4F1, CYP4F4, and CYP4F6 message in kidneys and liver of ovariectomized rats when compared with control females. This loss of expression is partially restored by estrogen treatment in both tissues, suggesting a role of estrogen in regulating CYP4F expression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0090-9556
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1022-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Sexual dimorphism and tissue specificity in the expression of CYP4F forms in Sprague Dawley rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Medical School of Houston, Houston, Texas 77225, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.