title: Poly-A-rich domains in adrenal cell nuclear matrix after acute and chronic ACTH stimulation: an in situ hybridization study.
abstract: The regulatory effects of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) at the adrenal cell nucleus are not yet completely clarified. Recent studies showed that eukaryotic cell nucleus is composed of specific subcompartments organized by the nucleoskeleton-nuclear matrix. In this paper, the RNA polymerase II transcriptional domains were detected in the adrenal nucleus after acute and chronic ACTH stimulation by using in situ hybridization. Polydeoxythymidine (poly-T) probe, complementary to the polyadenylated (poly-A) chain of all the mRNAs and its precursors, was used. Hybridization was performed in intact adrenal cells and in nuclear matrices isolated from previously dispersed cells. The transcriptional domains, enriched in poly-A RNA, were evident in intact adrenal cells, the staining intensity being higher both in the acutely and in the chronically stimulated animals. In the nuclear matrices poly-A-rich areas were still visible, and were more intensely stained after ACTH stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Portugal. delmagal@med.up.pt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Magalhães
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D017403:In Situ Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D015530:Nuclear Matrix / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D012319:RNA Polymerase II; D003345:Corticosterone