title: Molecular cloning and partial characterization of medaka fish stromelysin-3 and its restricted expression in the oocytes of small growing follicles of the ovary.
abstract: A cDNA clone (2755-bp) for stromelysin-3 was isolated by screening the cDNA library and by 3'- and 5'-rapid amplification of cDNA ends using ovary RNA of the medaka fish Oryzias latipes. The clone encodes a protein of 492 amino acids. Stromelysin-3 mRNA was detected only in the ovary. In situ hybridization analysis revealed that stromelysin-3 mRNA was localized in the oocyte cytoplasm of small growing follicles. RT-PCR analysis of total RNAs isolated from various-sized follicles and ovulated oocytes was conducted in order to determine the mRNA levels during oocyte growth. The stromelysin-3 mRNA level was the highest in the small follicles, and the mRNA levels decreased as the follicles grew. No significant stromelysin-3 mRNA was detected in the ovulated oocytes or immature ovaries. The fish stromelysin-3 cDNA was expressed in COS-1 cells in order to characterize the intracellular localization of the protein. A 56 kDa protein was synthesized and secreted into the culture medium. The secreted stromelysin-3 exhibited gelatin-degrading activity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsueki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogiwara
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D019556:COS Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D053507:Matrix Metalloproteinase 11; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D009990:Oryzias / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D053507:Matrix Metalloproteinase 11; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases