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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
The tissue distribution of mRNAs encoding two lysosomal proteases, cathepsin B and cathepsin D, was examined using cloned cDNAs to probe Northern and dot blots of RNAs extracted from various rat tissues. Cathepsin B mRNA showed a wide range of variation in expression in the tissues analyzed with the highest concentrations found in spleen and kidney, while the cathepsin D mRNA levels were relatively uniform in these same tissues. Significant quantities of cathepsin B mRNA were detected in total RNA from isolated islets of Langerhans but was not detectable in equivalent amounts of RNA from whole pancreas. The wide variations in tissue levels of cathepsin B mRNA suggest that tissue specific controls may regulate its expression and are compatible with the participation of this protease in specialized cellular functions other than intralysosomal protein degradation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
201
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
251-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Cathepsin B, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Cathepsin D, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Cathepsins, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Insulinoma, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Islets of Langerhans, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Pancreas, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Pancreatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Rats, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:3519284-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Differences in cathepsin B mRNA levels in rat tissues suggest specialized functions.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.