title: Pituitary regulation of the male-specific steroid 6 beta-hydroxylase P-450 2a (gene product IIIA2) in adult rat liver. Suppressive influence of growth hormone and thyroxine acting at a pretranslational leve;.
abstract: Oligonucleotide probes that distinguish between two closely related mRNAs encoding steroid 6 beta-hydroxylases of rat P-450 gene family CYP3A were used to individually assess their responsiveness to pituitary hormone regulation. Northern blot analysis revealed that the elevation of immunoreactive P-450 IIIA2 in livers of hypophysectomized rats reflects an elevation of the constitutive, male-specific P-450 IIIA2 (P-450 2a) and not an induction of the drug-inducible P-450 IIIA1 (P-450p). P-450 IIIA2 mRNA levels in intact adult male rats were found to be markedly reduced by GH administered as a continuous infusion at levels as low as 1 mU/h, indicating that GH acts at a pretranslational step to suppress expression of this P-450 enzyme. In hypophysectomized male rats, however, this same hormone treatment was only partially effective at suppressing P-450 IIIA2 mRNA and protein, suggesting that other pituitary-dependent factors contribute to the suppression observed in the intact rats. Further analysis revealed that T4, but not ACTH or human CG, can act in concert with GH to effect a more complete suppression of hepatic P-450 IIIA2 mRNA and protein in hypophysectomized rats. T4 also suppressed the expression of another GH-regulated, male-specific hepatic enzyme, designated P-450 IIA2 (P-450 RLM2), particularly in hypophysectomized female rats. In contrast, the GH-responsive P-450 IIA1 (P-450 3) was much less affected by T4 treatment. Thus, while T4 can modulate P-450 IIIA2 expression, it does not serve as a universal regulator for hepatic expression of GH-responsive P-450s.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Waxman
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Notani
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Alberta
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Morrissey
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sundseth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000502:physiology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013006:Growth Hormone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; C022657:steroid hormone 6-beta-hydroxylase; D013974:Thyroxine