title: Chicken 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2: partial cloning and tissue distribution.
abstract: NAD(+)-dependent 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11HSD2) converts glucocorticoids to 11-oxo derivatives and thus decreases their local concentration and prevents them from activating corticosteroid receptors. In this paper we report the partial cloning, characterization and tissue distribution of chicken 11HSD2. A cDNA of 991bp was cloned from kidney mRNA by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. At the amino acid level, the sequence of PCR product had 56-59% homology with mammalian and 46-48% with fish 11HSD2. The consensus sequences of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily such as the catalytic activity motif Tyr-X-X-X-Lys and cosubstrate-binding motif Gly-X-X-X-Gly-X-Gly, were found in the cloned cDNA. Analysis of the tissue expression of chicken 11HSD2 mRNA and NAD(+)-dependent 11beta-oxidase activity showed a similar tissue distribution pattern in the majority of tissues. High levels of expression and activity were found in kidney, small intestine, colon and oviduct; low in ovary and almost zero in brain, liver and testis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídenská 1083, Prague 4-Krc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klusonová
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kucka
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miksík
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bryndová
authors.forename: Jirí
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pácha
mesh_terms: D043209:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D030161:Avian Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D030161:Avian Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D043209:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2