title: Development of beta-adrenergic receptor and G protein messenger RNA in rat brain.
abstract: The ontogeny of rat brain beta 1- and beta 2-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) and G protein messenger RNA (mRNA) was examined by Northern blot analysis using nick-translated cDNA clones for probes. The level of beta 1-AR and beta 2-AR mRNA followed a pattern of development which paralleled that for the receptor binding sites; the levels of mRNA and binding sites were low at day 1 and increased gradually to adult levels by postnatal days 16-25. In contrast, the level of G protein mRNA, including that for Gs alpha, Gi1 alpha, Gi2 alpha, Go alpha and G beta, on postnatal day 1 was equal to or greater than adult levels, increased 40-80% between day 1 and 7 and then decreased to adult values by day 14-25. This developmental time course approximates that reported for the expression of Gs and Gi but not Go and G beta protein levels determined by immunolabeling and toxin catalyzed ADP-ribosylation. The level of beta-actin mRNA was also greater than adult levels on day 1 and then gradually decreased to adult levels by day 14-25. The results indicate that the ontogeny of beta-ARs and G proteins and the relationship between the amount of mRNA and protein are qualitatively different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tallman
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins