title: Cytochrome P450 1B1 mRNA in the human central nervous system.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the expression of CYP1B1 in a variety of human and rat cell lines as a means of identifying a new tool for the investigation of gene regulation. In addition, to identify the expression of cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) in different regions of the central nervous system (CNS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction followed by cloning and sequencing were used to detect the expression of CYP1B1 in human cell lines. Poly A+ mRNA from the human spinal cord and from different brain regions was analysed using a CYP1B1 probe labelled with 32PdCTP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Expression of CYP1B1 was shown in a human astrocytoma cell line (MOG-G-CCM). CYP1B1 mRNA was expressed in a variety of regions of the CNS but with a distinct regional specificity. Expression was highest in the putamen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expression of CYP1B1 in a human astrocytoma enables this cell line to be used in further studies of regulation and function of this gene. The demonstration that CYP1B1 mRNA is expressed in a variety of regions of the CNS suggests a role for this gene in brain and spinal cord metabolism. The regional specificity of expression might explain the focal damage of certain human neurodegenerative diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, UK.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Rieder
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Ramsden
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000378:metabolism; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D065633:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011699:Putamen / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; C585496:CYP1B1 protein, human; C585499:Cyp1b1 protein, rat; D065633:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1