title: PMCA1 mRNA expression in rat aortic myocytes: a real-time RT-PCR study.
abstract: The plasmalemmal Ca(2+) adenosine triphosphatase (PMCA) is a key regulator of Ca(2+) efflux in vascular smooth muscle. In these studies we developed a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (real-time RT-PCR) assay for assessing PMCA1 mRNA levels in rat primary cultured aortic myocytes. This assay detected fetal bovine serum-induced increases in PMCA1 mRNA (relative to 18S rRNA) 4, 8, and 24 h after stimulation. Early fetal bovine serum-induced increases in PMCA1 mRNA were insensitive to the Ca(2+) channel blockers nifedipine, flunarizine, and SKF-96365. These studies demonstrate the feasibility of real-time RT-PCR to assess mRNA levels of PMCA1 and illustrate dynamic regulation of this Ca(2+) pump isoform in rat primary cultured aortic myocytes.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mamic
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Roberts-Thomson
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Monteith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005444:Flunarizine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D007093:Imidazoles; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; C506955:Atp2b1 protein, rat; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; C063159:1-(2-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy)-4-methoxyphenylethyl)-1H-imidazole; D009543:Nifedipine; D005444:Flunarizine; D002118:Calcium