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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Centrins are small calcium-binding proteins found in a variety of cell types, often in association with microtubule-organizing centers. Here we present results regarding the expression of centrins during the in vitro differentiation of human tracheal epithelial cells. When grown at an air-liquid interface, these cells differentiate into mucus-secreting cells or undergo ciliogenesis. In immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy experiments, an anti-centrin antibody stained exclusively the basal bodies of the ciliated cells. There was no staining over the axonemes or the striated rootlets. Northern blots and RT-PCR analysis of the three known human centrin genes showed that these genes have distinct patterns of expression during the growth and differentiation of human tracheal epithelial cells. Centrin-1 is never transcribed. Centrin-2 mRNA is present at all times, and its concentration increases when ciliogenesis occurs. Centrin-3 mRNA is found at a constant level throughout the entire process. This differential regulation suggests that centrins are not interchangeable but instead have unique functions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
275
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
L1145-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential regulation of centrin genes during ciliogenesis in human tracheal epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0566, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.