title: ACTH is a potent regulator of gene expression in human adrenal cells.
abstract: The adrenal glands are the primary source of minerocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and the so-called adrenal androgens. Under physiological conditions, cortisol and adrenal androgen synthesis are controlled primarily by ACTH. Although it has been established that ACTH can stimulate steroidogenesis, the effects of ACTH on overall gene expression in human adrenal cells have not been established. In this study, we defined the effects of chronic ACTH treatment on global gene expression in primary cultures of both adult adrenal (AA) and fetal adrenal (FA) cells. Microarray analysis indicated that 48 h of ACTH treatment caused 30 AA genes and 84 FA genes to increase by greater than fourfold, with 20 genes common in both cell cultures. Among these genes were six encoding enzymes involved in steroid biosynthesis, the ACTH receptor and its accessory protein, melanocortin 2 receptor accessory protein (ACTH receptor accessory protein). Real-time quantitative PCR confirmed the eight most upregulated and one downregulated common genes between two cell types. These data provide a group of ACTH-regulated genes including many that have not been previously studied with regard to adrenal function. These genes represent candidates for regulation of adrenal differentiation and steroid hormone biosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Physiology and Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
authors.forename: Yewei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: C Richard
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Rainey
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D046228:Microarray Analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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