title: Distribution of the lipolysis stimulated receptor in adult and embryonic murine tissues and lethality of LSR-/- embryos at 12.5 to 14.5 days of gestation.
abstract: The lipolysis stimulated receptor (LSR) recognizes apolipoprotein B/E-containing lipoproteins in the presence of free fatty acids, and is thought to be involved in the clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRL). The distribution of LSR in mice was studied by Northern blots, quantitative PCR and immunofluorescence. In the adult, LSR mRNA was detectable in all tissues tested except muscle and heart, and was abundant in liver, lung, intestine, kidney, ovaries and testes. During embryogenesis, LSR mRNA was detectable at 7.5 days post-coitum (E7) and increased up to E17 in parallel to prothrombin, a liver marker. In adult liver, immunofluorescence experiments showed a staining at the periphery of hepatocytes as well as in fetal liver at E12 and E15. These results are in agreement with the assumption that LSR is a plasma membrane receptor involved in the clearance of lipoproteins by liver, and suggest a possible role in steroidogenic organs, lung, intestine and kidney). To explore the role of LSR in vivo, the LSR gene was inactivated in 129/Ola ES cells by removing a gene segment containing exons 2-5, and 129/Ola-C57BL/6 mice bearing the deletion were produced. Although heterozygotes appeared normal, LSR homozygotes were not viable, with the exception of three males, while the total progeny of genotyped wild-type and heterozygote pups was 345. Mortality of the homozygote embryos was observed between days 12.5 and 15.5 of gestation, a time at which their liver was much smaller than that of their littermates, indicating that the expression of LSR is critical for liver and embryonic development.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Université Victor Ségalen Bordeaux 2, France.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mesli
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Javorschi
authors.forename: Annie M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bérard
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landry
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Priddle
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kivlichan
authors.forename: Andrew J H
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Frances T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Bernard E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Bihain
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darmon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D020964:Embryo Loss / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005838:Genotype; D005865:Gestational Age; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D011247:Pregnancy; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011973:Receptors, LDL; C085992:lipolysis-stimulated receptor