title: mRNA expression of HNF-4 isoforms and of HNF-1alpha/HNF-1beta variants and differentiation of human cell lines that mimic highly specialized phenotypes of intestinal epithelium.
abstract: The mRNA expression of HNF-4 isoforms and the ratio of HNF-1alpha/HNF-1beta variants in cell lines representing highly specialized phenotypes of human intestinal epithelium were studied by RT-PCR. A strong rise in expression of HNF-4 isoforms alpha2, alpha4 and gamma correlates with commitment into highly differentiated enterocyte-like phenotype of Caco-2 cells which best mimic enterocytes, whereas only isoform alpha4 expression is high in the less differentiated HT-29 G- cells. These increased expressions are not encountered in the highly differentiated mucous-secreting HT-29 MTX cells. Differentiation into highly specialized enterocyte-like Caco-2 cells and mucous-secreting HT-29 MTX cells is accompanied by a moderate rise in HNF-1 without change in the ratio of its variants. Our data corroborate those of Spath et al. (Mol. Cell. Biol., 1997, 17, 1913) in hepatoma cells and suggest that HNF-4 isoforms alpha2, alpha4 and gamma play a major role in the differentiation of enterocytes.
authors.affiliation: Unité 459 INSERM, Laboratoire de Biochimie Structurale, Faculté de Médecine de Lille, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Suaud
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Formstecher
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laine
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D051557:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010641:Phenotype; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C496487:HNF1A protein, human; C496495:HNF1B protein, human; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; D051557:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4; C403128:MLX protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta