title: Enhanced galactosyltransferase expression in the failing hearts of spontaneously hypertensive rats.
abstract: To examine differences in cardiac gene expression between spontaneously hypertensive rats with and without heart failure, we have used subtractive hybridization to identify differentially expressed genes. After subtraction, cDNAs were amplified by PCR, cloned and sequenced. One of 36 independent cDNAs was found to be 86% homologous to murine UDP-galactose:N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase. RNA blot analysis confirmed the approximately 4.0 kb rat galactosyltransferase transcript was increased in failing hearts relative to non-failing hearts. Biochemical assay also showed increased galactosyltransferase activity in the failing hearts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boston, MA 02130, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Humphries
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sirokman
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Bing
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015870:Gene Expression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D009237:N-Acetyllactosamine Synthase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012016:Reference Values; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D009237:N-Acetyllactosamine Synthase