title: Epinephrine-induced reduction in insulin receptor mRNA level and stability in U-937 human promonocytic cells.
abstract: The administration of 10(-5) M epinephrine transiently decreased insulin receptor (IR) mRNA levels in U-937 human promonocytic cells, which reached their minimum value after 24 hours. Such a decrease seems to be due, at least in part, to a reduction in transcript stability, since the IR mRNA half-life was observed to decline from approximately 4h in untreated cells to 3 h in epinephrine-treated cells. Computer inspection of the sequence of the 3' untranslated region of the human IR mRNA showed nine AUUUA pentamers and three U-rich regions. These domains could be targets for a RNA-binding protein induced by treatment with epinephrine producing a destabilization of IR mRNA in U-937 cells.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Más
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campión
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calle
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002460:Cell Line; D004355:Drug Stability; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000187:drug effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D004837:Epinephrine