title: Characterization of the statin-like S1 and rat elongation factor 1 alpha as two distinctly expressed messages in rat.
abstract: Previously, we reported a rat S1 protein that is antigenically related to statin, a nonproliferating cell-specific marker; however, it shares high homology with the known human elongation factor-1 alpha (EF-1 alpha). To differentiate S1 from rat EF-1 alpha and to study their respective regulation for expression, a rat EF-1 alpha cDNA clone was isolated and characterized. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of this partial rat EF-1 alpha cDNA are compared with that of human and mouse as well as with rat S1. Both their messages were detected in rat brain by EF-1 alpha- or S1-specific probes. However, the mRNA encoding EF-1 alpha is more abundant than that encoding S1. S1 and EF-1 alpha expression were investigated in the parotid and submandibular glands of untreated rats and those treated with isoproterenol, a proliferation-inducing catecholamine. Quantitative solution hybridization demonstrated a dramatic reduction (approximately 68%) in the S1 mRNA following isoproterenol injection in proliferation-responsive parotid glands and a mild reduction (approximately 20%) of S1 steady-state messages in the proliferation-refractile submandibular glands. A slight increase or no changes of EF-1 alpha levels in both parotid and submandibular glands following isoproterenol treatment are also observed. Therefore, the EF-1 alpha and S1 genes are different genes, both expressed and regulated in vivo, but in differential quantitative and qualitative patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Medical School, Minneapolis 55455.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ann
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases; D007545:Isoproterenol