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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Eukaryotic initiation factor 3a (eIF3a) has been suggested to play a regulatory role in mRNA translation. Decreased eIF3a expression has been observed in differentiated cells while higher levels have been observed in cancer cells. However, whether eIF3a plays any role in differentiation and development is currently unknown. Here, we investigated eIF3a expression during mouse development and its role in differentiation of colon epithelial cells. We found that eIF3a expression was higher in fetal tissues compared with postnatal ones. Its expression in intestine, stomach, and lung abruptly stopped on the 18th day in gestation but persisted in liver, kidney, and heart throughout the postnatal stage at decreased levels. Similarly, eIF3a expression in colon cancer cell lines, HT-29 and Caco-2, drastically decreased prior to differentiation. Enforced eIF3a expression inhibited while knocking it down using small interference RNA promoted Caco-2 differentiation. Thus, eIF3a may play some roles in development and differentiation and that the decreased eIF3a expression may be a pre-requisite of intestinal epithelial cell differentiation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0301-4681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
652-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of eIF3a (eIF3 p170) in intestinal cell differentiation and its association with early development.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Walther Oncology Center, Walther Cancer Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1044 W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural