title: Molecular cloning and expression of human prostacyclin synthase.
abstract: The cDNA for human prostacyclin synthase was cloned by polymerase chain reaction using poly(A)+ RNA from human aortic endothelial cells according to the partial nucleotide sequence of prostacyclin synthase gene. The cloned cDNA with a size of 1977 base pairs contained a 1500 base pairs open reading frame which encoded a 500 amino acid protein sharing an 88% identity with bovine prostacyclin synthase. RNA blot analysis indicated that the size of major prostacyclin synthase mRNA of human aortic endothelial cells was approximately 6 kilobases and that its mRNA level was increased by interleukin 1 or interleukin 6 treatment. Moreover, tissue distribution study demonstrated that prostacyclin synthase mRNA is widely expressed in human tissues and is particularly abundant in ovary, heart, skeletal muscle, lung, and prostate. These results suggest a variety of physiological roles of prostacyclin in addition to the implications in the cardiovascular system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ullrich
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases; D007535:Isomerases / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D007535:Isomerases; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases; C022461:prostacyclin synthetase