title: Function of the homeo and paired domain proteins TTF-1 and Pax-8 in thyroid cell proliferation.
abstract: The thyroid transcription factors TTF-1 and Pax-8 are homeobox- and paired box-containing genes, respectively, that are responsible for thyroid-specific gene expression, thyroid development, and thyroid cell differentiation. However, it is not clear if such factors play a role in thyroid cell proliferation. The antisense oligonucleotide strategy was used in order to clarify this point. Treatment of quiescent FRTL-5 thyroid cells with TTF-1 or Pax-8 antisense oligonucleotides caused a significant reduction in thyroid-stimulating hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I-stimulated cell proliferation, measured by DNA synthesis and cell counting. The same results were obtained with forskolin indicating that the TTF-1 or Pax-8 role in mediating the thyroid-stimulating hormone growth effect occurred via the cAMP pathway. The effect was higher with TTF-1 as the blockage by this factor caused a 65% decrease in cell proliferation compared to the control. Pax-8 blocking lead only to a 30% decrease. The blocking of both thyroid transcription factors together did not result in an additive effect. These data provide direct evidence that both homeo and paired box gene expression is essential for FRTL-5 thyroid cell proliferation, with each one possibly playing a different regulatory role.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acebrón
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santisteban
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000072636:PAX8 Transcription Factor; D051761:Paired Box Transcription Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; C000614416:Nkx2-1 protein, rat; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D000072636:PAX8 Transcription Factor; D051761:Paired Box Transcription Factors; C499497:Pax8 protein, rat; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D013972:Thyrotropin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D013936:Thymidine