title: Molecular cloning and expression of rat aldolase C messenger RNA during development and hepatocarcinogenesis.
abstract: A rat brain cDNA library was screened at low stringency with an aldolase B cDNA probe corresponding to the coding sequence of the mRNA, then at high stringency with a 3' non-coding aldolase A cDNA probe. One clone, which hybridized only under the first conditions, was further characterized and used to screen the library again. Two overlapping clones, complementary to aldolase C mRNA, were obtained. They cover the 113 carboxy-terminal coding residues and the 3' non-coding region up to the poly(A) tail. Their nucleotide sequence was determined. In the coding region the overall homology with aldolase A was 67% at the nucleotide level and 76% at the protein level. With aldolase B these values were 63% and 65% respectively. The 3' non-coding region was 380 bases long and did not exhibit any homology with the untranslated 3' extension of aldolase A and B mRNAs. Southern blot analysis indicates that probably a single aldolase C gene exists per haploid genome. Aldolase C mRNA was detected at low concentration in practically all the foetal tissues and its expression markedly and rapidly decreased after birth. In brain the concentration of aldolase C mRNA remained high and stable even after birth. Aldolase C mRNA is approximately 50-fold more abundant in brain than in foetal tissues, which are the richest in messenger RNA. In the course of azo-dye hepatocarcinogenesis the aldolase C gene is re-expressed early, with a maximum at the 4th week of carcinogenic diet, which probably corresponds to the maximal proliferation of the oval cells.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007700:Kinetics; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase