title: Post-transcriptional regulation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase gene expression in rat tissues.
abstract: We have isolated and identified cDNA clones containing part of the coding sequence for rat glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase (GAPDH, E.C. 1.2.1.12). By using one of these clones as a probe, we have shown that: i) the abundance of GAPDH mRNA is different in various tissues of the adult rat and in good correlation with the abundance of the enzyme; ii) the transcription rates are quite similar in all tissues tested. We therefore conclude that the tissue-specific differential GAPDH gene expression is regulated by adjusting the abundance of its mRNA at the post-transcriptional level.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005796:Genes; D005910:Glioma / Q000201:enzymology; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases