Insulin increases expression of apobec-1, the catalytic subunit of the apolipoprotein B mRNA editing complex in rat hepatocytes.
We have previously shown that chronic insulin treatment of rat hepatocytes increases the fraction of edited apolipoprotein B (apoB) mRNA from approximately 50% to as much as 90%. We have now examined the effect of insulin on apobec-1 mRNA abundance and demonstrate that increased editing of apoB mRNA following insulin treatment is accompanied by elevated apobec-1 mRNA levels in primary rat hepatocytes. Time-course measurements of the effects of insulin on apoB mRNA editing and apobec-1 mRNA abundance showed that both were elevated almost maximally within 48 hours and sustained for at least 5 days of insulin treatment.
Department of Pharmacology, The Health Science Center, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA.
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von Wronski
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Hirano
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Cagen
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Wilcox
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Raghow
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Thorngate
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Heimberg
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Davidson
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D000071479:APOBEC-1 Deaminase; D000818:Animals; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000235:genetics*; D002384:Catalysis / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003564:Cytidine Deaminase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D017393:RNA Editing / Q000187:drug effects*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D000098830:AICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)
D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D007328:Insulin; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000098830:AICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase); D000071479:APOBEC-1 Deaminase; C000605091:Apobec1 protein, rat; D003564:Cytidine Deaminase