title: Age-related changes in glucose transporter-one mRNA structure and function.
abstract: To determine the molecular mechanisms of age-related changes in the expression of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT-1) mRNA in cerebral tissue, male Fischer 344 rats at 4, 12, and 24 months of age were studied. The GLUT-1 mRNA in cerebral tissue was not significantly different among the various age groups. The in vitro translatability of GLUT-1 mRNA of 24-month-old rats (0.867 +/- 0.066 arbitrary units) was significantly lower than that in 4-month-old (1.403 +/- 0.153) P < 0.01 or 12-month-old rats (1.387 +/- 0.122) P < 0.01. The poly (A) tail length of GLUT-1 mRNA decreased from 200-350 nt in 4-month-old rats to only 50-100 nt in 24-month-old rats. Twelve-month-old rats also showed reduced poly (A) tail lengths. The poly (A) tail of G3PDH mRNA was not altered with age. The changes in GLUT-1 mRNA translatability did not correlate with GLUT-1 content in total cerebral tissue homogenate or in isolated cerebral microvessels, suggesting that GLUT-1 protein turnover is altered with age. It is concluded that aging is associated with significant changes in the structure and function of GLUT-1 mRNA.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Missouri 63106, USA.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mooradian
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D007536:Isomerism; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D011061:Poly A / Q000032:analysis; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344
chemical_list: D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C495679:Slc2a1 protein, rat; D011061:Poly A