title: Induction of cytosolic triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) binding protein (CTBP) by T3 in primary cultured rat hepatocytes.
abstract: Cytosolic 3, 5, 3'-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3)-binding protein (CTBP) plays an important role in the regulation of intracellular T3 translocation from cytoplasm to the nuclear T3 receptor. We examined whether the CTBP activity could be induced by T3 or not in cultured hepatocytes prepared from thyroidectomized rats. CTBP activity was not detected in primary cultured hepatocytes from thyroidectomized rats. However, the protein was induced by the addition of T3 to the culture medium. The increase in the activity of CTBP was time dependent and the maximal level was obtained by 48 h in the presence of 300 nM T3. CTBP activity was also increased by retinol (35 microM) or by 1,25-(OH)2-vitamin D3 (10 nM). On the other hand, the activity of malic enzyme (ME) was induced by the addition of T3 to the culture medium. The maximal activity of ME was obtained by 48 h in the presence of 300 nM T3. The increase in ME activity was also induced by retinol or 1,25-(OH)2-vitamin D3. These results suggested that not only ME activity but also CTBP activity is induced by T3. Further, retinol and vitamin D3 have similar effects on the induction of CTBP activity and ME activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakurai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D000097810:Thyroid Hormone-Binding Proteins
chemical_list: D002117:Calcitriol; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D014801:Vitamin A; D000097810:Thyroid Hormone-Binding Proteins; C030574:malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating)