title: Gene expressions and activities of protein phosphatases 1 alpha, 2A and 2C in hepatocarcinogenesis and regeneration after partial hepatectomy.
abstract: The mRNA levels of protein phosphatases (PP) 1 alpha, 2A, and 2C were determined both in hepatocarcinogenesis and in liver regeneration. In the precancerous stage and during regeneration, the mRNA levels of PP1 alpha, PP2A, and PP2C were markedly increased compared with those in normal livers. In primary hepatomas, all three of these mRNA levels were decreased to the control levels. In poorly differentiated hepatomas, however, only PP1 alpha mRNA was specifically increased, in contrast to PP2A and PP2C, which were at the control levels or below. While PP1 activity in the non-nuclear fraction of partially hepatectomized livers was nearly constant, the activity in nuclei was increased about 2.5-fold over control levels at 12 h after partial hepatectomy, the time that corresponds to the G1 to S transition in the cell cycle of hepatocytes. On the other hand, PP2A activity in both fractions was nearly constant throughout. These results appear to suggest some involvement of protein phosphatases in regulation of hepatocyte proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Section of Biochemistry, Hokkaido University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakinoki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuzawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saadat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D015870:Gene Expression; D006498:Hepatectomy; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D008115:Liver Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases