title: Substantial induction of a new serum protein by growth hormone: physiochemical and physiological characterization.
abstract: Serum from GH-treated hypophysectomized rats was examined by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by silver staining to screen a large number of serum proteins for GH responsiveness. A distinctive, highly acidic protein of 60,000 mol wt was clearly responsive to GH administration, increasing 7-fold over levels observed in hypophysectomized controls. Administration of T4, corticosterone, and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone failed to induce this protein; however, addition of GH to this regimen resulted in a 60-fold increase in its concentration. Examination of proteins synthesized by isolated hepatocytes in the presence of [35S]methionine showed that this protein is of hepatic origin. Physiological and physiochemical evidence suggest that this protein is unlikely to be one of the other well documented GH-responsive serum proteins: somatomedin-C, alpha 2U-globulin, or the somatomedin-binding protein. The protein demonstrates a remarkable ontogeny, increasing 135-fold over newborn levels by 35 days of age. This is qualitatively similar to changes observed in somatomedin-C, however, the quantitative change is much more striking. Examination of the protein in an altered physiological state which limits growth (uremia) reveals a 30-fold diminution of levels of the protein after 3 weeks of renal failure. In contrast, pair-fed animals demonstrated only a 2-fold decrease. This suggests that there is a profound inhibition of GH action which is not accounted for by poor nutritional intake. This protein may be useful in the investigation of the GH-hepatic axis.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001835:Body Weight; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D013006:Growth Hormone; D008715:Methionine; D013974:Thyroxine; D003345:Corticosterone