title: Analysis of epidermal-type transglutaminase (TGase 3) expression in mouse tissues and cell lines.
abstract: In the formation of the cornified cell envelope in the epidermis, epidermal-type transglutaminase (TGase 3) cross-links a variety of structural proteins. However, its expression in other tissue has not been investigated. Furthermore, no cell line expressing TGase 3 has been found. The tissue distribution of TGase 3 in mice was investigated using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting analyses. TGase 3 mRNA was expressed in the brain, stomach, spleen, small intestine, testis, skeletal muscle and skin. The stomach and testis expressed TGase 3 protein in size similar to that observed in the epidermis. Screening various cell lines, a gastric human cancer cell line, MKN-1 and mouse neuroblast cell line, neuro2a, were found to express TGase 3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, 464-8601, Nagoya, Japan. hitomi@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hitomi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horio
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004817:Epidermis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; C498713:Tgm3 protein, mouse; C498712:TGM3 protein, human; D011503:Transglutaminases