title: Separate induction of the two isozymes of cytochrome P-450(11) beta in rat adrenal zona glomerulosa cells.
abstract: In the rat adrenal cortex, two isozymes of cytochrome P-450(11) beta (CYP11B1 and CYP11B2) have been identified. They are encoded by two different genes with a homology much higher in their coding than in their 5'-flanking regions. CYP11B1 is found in all the zones of the gland and catalyzes a single hydroxylation of deoxycorticosterone (DOC) in the 11 beta- or the 18-position. CYP11B2 is produced exclusively in the zona glomerulosa and catalyzes all three reactions involved in the conversion of DOC to aldosterone. In vivo and in vitro, the expression of the genes encoding CYP11B1 and CYP11B2 is regulated by two separate control systems which appear to operate both independently and interdependently. In vivo zona glomerulosa expression of CYP11B1 was enhanced by ACTH treatment or potassium depletion and was lowered by potassium repletion. CYP11B2 expression disappeared upon potassium depletion or ACTH treatment, but reappeared during potassium repletion. In vitro, only CYP11B1 activity was detectable and responsive to ACTH treatment in zona glomerulosa cells cultured at a potassium concentration of 6.4 mmol/l. Aldosterone biosynthetic activity and mRNA encoding CYP11B2 could be detected only after at least 1 day of exposure to a high extracellular potassium concentration (> or = 12 mmol/l).
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oertle
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011188:Potassium / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000502:physiology; D012964:Sodium / Q000502:physiology; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D000450:Aldosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D012964:Sodium; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase; D011188:Potassium