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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
In vitro translation of liver mRNA from estrogen-treated Xenopus frogs yields two abundant polypeptides in the range of 20 kDa. DNA clones for one of these translation products were isolated and shown to be complementary to mRNA for the heavy subunit of ferritin. The predicted Xenopus amino acid sequence shares about 86% identity with the ferritin heavy chain from bullfrogs and about 70% identity with the comparable mammalian and avian proteins. Clone identity was confirmed by hybridization selection followed by in vitro translation into translation products of 19.5-20 kDa. The nearly full-length cDNA clone, termed XlferH1, comprises 868 nucleotides plus 22 adenosines of the poly(A) tail, including 134 nucleotides of the 5'-untranslated region, a 528-base coding region for 176 amino acids, and a 206-nucleotide 3'-untranslated region. The clone lacks 22 nucleotides from the 5' end of the mRNA. The level of ferritin mRNA in the liver of estrogen-treated frogs was determined over time. The amount of this mRNA relative to total RNA decreased about 3-fold 14 days after estradiol-17 beta was administered. However, the hormone also elevated total RNA in the liver about 24-fold. Hence, the total ferritin mRNA content of the liver increased to about 8 times its initial amount. This pattern of gene expression was very similar to that for serum retinol binding protein. The estrogen induction of these two mRNAs appeared to parallel the overall stimulation of hepatic RNA synthesis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1965-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Estrogens, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Ferritins, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Oligonucleotide Probes, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Restriction Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Serum Albumin, pubmed-meshheading:1993207-Xenopus laevis
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Xenopus liver ferritin H subunit: cDNA sequence and mRNA production in the liver following estrogen treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't