title: Distribution of group II phospholipase A2 protein and mRNA in rat tissues.
abstract: Group II phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is an acute-phase protein and an important component of the host defense against bacteria. In this study we investigated the distribution of PLA2 protein by immunohistochemistry and the distribution of mRNA of PLA2 by Northern blotting and in situ hybridization in rat tissues. PLA2 protein was localized in the Paneth cells of the intestinal mucosa, chondrocytes and the matrix of cartilage, and megakaryocytes in the spleen. By Northern blotting, mRNA of PLA2 was found in the gastrointestinal tract, lung, heart, and spleen. By in situ hybridization, PLA2 mRNA was localized in the Paneth cells of the small intestinal mucosa but in no other cell types. Our results show specific distribution of PLA2 in a limited number of cell types in rat tissues. The reagents developed in this study (the anti-rat PLA2 antibody and probes for Northern blotting and in situ hybridization of mRNA of rat PLA2) will provide useful tools for future studies concerning the role of PLA2 in various experimental disease models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nyman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ojala
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Nevalainen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D003429:Cross Reactions; D054501:Group II Phospholipases A2; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D019879:Paneth Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054501:Group II Phospholipases A2; D054467:Phospholipases A2