title: Alpha 1-antitrypsin and serum albumin mRNA accumulation in normal, acute phase and ZZ human liver.
abstract: Alpha 1-Antitrypsin and albumin mRNA levels of 4 human livers were assessed using a newly sequenced cDNA clone of the carboxyterminal third of alpha 1-antitrypsin and a previously cloned albumin cDNA sequence. The relative concentration of alpha 1-antitrypsin mRNA was the same in poly(A)-containing RNA isolated from acute phase (MM) and alpha1-antitrypsin deficient (ZZ) individuals. In the acute phase liver relative to the normal (MM) liver, total RNA extracts showed a marked decrease in albumin mRNA concentration but no increase in alpha 1-antitrypsin mRNA. The ZZ liver showed decreased total and poly(A)-containing RNA content but the same proportion of alpha 1-antitrypsin to albumin mRNA as in the normal (MM) liver. This supports other evidence that ZZ alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is due to a defect in polypeptide processing (secretion) rather than a deficiency in mRNA accumulation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000235:genetics*; D013997:Time Factors; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012709:Serum Albumin; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D004247:DNA