title: Aldosterone induces a rapid increase in the rate of Na,K-ATPase gene transcription in cultured kidney cells.
abstract: Aldosterone (300 nM) induces a 4-fold increase over a 6-hr stimulation in A6 kidney cells from Xenopus laevis in the abundance of mRNA beta 1 and a 2-fold in that of mRNA alpha 1 coding for each Na,K-ATPase subunit, which is in agreement with a previous report. After a 3-hr stimulation already, aldosterone elicited a significant increase of mRNA beta 1 (2.51-fold +/- 0.47, n = 3, P less than 0.05) and a nonsignificant increase of mRNA alpha 1 (1.26-fold +/- 0.30, n = 3, NS). Increasing doses of cycloheximide up to 3 micrograms ml-1 led to 90% inhibition of protein synthesis, but failed to block the differential effect of aldosterone on mRNA abundance over a 6-h incubation period. The rate of transcription was measured by a nuclear run-on assay. The basal rate of mRNA alpha 1 transcription exceeded that of mRNA beta 1 by 2.8-fold. Aldosterone (300 nM) stimulated the transcription of the two subunit genes. Fifteen minutes after aldosterone addition there was a significant and parallel increase in the rate of transcription of the alpha 1 subunit (1.98-fold +/- 0.20, n = 3, P less than 0.02) and that of the beta 1 subunit (2.13 +/- 0.32, n = 3, P less than 0.04). After a 45-min stimulation period the transcription rate of the alpha 1 subunit remained at the level observed at 15 min (1.84-fold +/- 0.14, n = 4, P less than 0.01), while the transcription rate of the beta 1 subunit increased further (2.89-fold +/- 0.38, n = 4, P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verrey
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kraehenbuhl
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Rossier
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000450:Aldosterone; D003513:Cycloheximide; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase