title: Baboon CYP11B1: the localization and catalytic activity in baboon adrenal tissue.
abstract: A third gene encoding baboon CYP11B1 was isolated and was shown to catalyze only the metabolism of deoxycorticosterone (DOC) to corticosterone. The investigation into the localization of CYP11B1 in the baboon adrenal tissue, using in situ hybridization, showed that mRNA transcripts were predominantly present in the zona reticularis (ZR) and zona fasciculata (ZF). Signal was also observed in the zona glomerulosa (ZG) and scattered within the medulla. Immunohistochemical studies, using rabbit anti-sheep CYP11B1 IgG, indicated that CYP11B1 was expressed only in the zona fasciculata, zona reticularis and in the medulla. CYP11B1 was not detected in the zona glomerulosa. Subsequent Western Blot investigations into the presence of CYP11B1 in baboon adrenal cortex and medullary homogenates indicated CYP11B1 as a single band in the cortex and as two distinct bands in the medulla. CYP11A was present only in the baboon adrenal cortex. The metabolism of deoxycorticosterone and corticosterone was subsequently investigated in the baboon adrenal cortex and medulla. In cortex homogenates, deoxycorticosterone was converted to corticosterone, and neither 18-hydroxycorticosterone nor aldosterone was detected. In medulla homogenates, however, corticosterone was metabolized to aldosterone, as confirmed by APcI-MS.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swart
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fenhalls
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Kolar
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Swart
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019556:COS Cells; D002384:Catalysis; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D010215:Papio / Q000378:metabolism*; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase