title: Cloning and characterization of a mouse liver-specific gene mfrep-1, up-regulated in liver regeneration.
abstract: Human fibrinogen-related protein-1/liver fibrinogen-related protein-1 (HFREP-1/LFIRE-1), a liver-specific protein, is a member of fibrinogen superfamily that exerts various biological activities. However, the function of HFREP-1/LFIRE-1 in liver remains unknown. Here we isolated its mouse ortholog gene-mouse fibrinogen-related protein-1 (mfrep-1), which encoded 314 amino acids, exhibiting 80.4% similarity to HFREP-1/LFIRE-1. Northern blot analysis revealed that 1.2-kb mfrep-1 mRNA was detected selectively in mouse liver. To explore the function of MFREP-1, we examined the levels of mfrep-1 mRNA during regeneration after 70% partial hepatectomy (PHx) in mice. mfrep-1 mRNA increased in the regenerating liver and reached the first shoulder peak at 2-4 h after PHx. Cycloheximide pretreatment could suppress the induction of mfrep-1, indicating the up-regulation of this gene need de novo protein synthesis. Its mRNA continued to elevate at 6 h thereafter and reached the second peak at 24 h. The enhanced expression of mfrep-1 maintained high until 72 h and then declined slowly to the basal level. Immunohistochemistry assessment confirmed the up-regulated expression of MFREP-1 protein in parenchymal cells during liver regeneration. These data suggested that MFREP-1 might play an important role in liver regeneration and be involved in the regulation of cell growth.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yu Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008115:Liver Regeneration / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; C485894:FGL1 protein, human; C476403:Fgl1 protein, mouse; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005340:Fibrinogen