title: Molecular cloning of rat and porcine retina-derived POU domain factor 1 (POU6F2) from a pituitary cDNA library.
abstract: Homeobox transcription factors are known to play crucial roles in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. During molecular cloning with the Yeast One-Hybrid System using a 5'-upstream region of the porcine Fshβ as a bait sequence, we have cloned a cDNA encoding a partial sequence of the retina-derived POU domain factor 1 (RPF1) from the porcine pituitary cDNA library and confirmed its specific binding to the bait sequence. In situ hybridization was performed to examine localization of Rpf1 and showed that this gene is expressed in the stem/progenitor cells of the rat pituitary primordium as well as the diencephalon and retina. In addition, real-time PCR demonstrated that Rpf1 transcripts are abundant in early embryonic periods but that this is followed by a decrease during pituitary development, indicating that this factor plays a role in differentiating cells of the pituitary. The transcriptional activity of RPF1 for genes of Prop1, Prrx1 and Prrx2, which were characterized as genes participating in the pituitary stem/progenitor cells by our group, was then examined with full-length cDNA obtained from the rat pituitary. RPF1 showed regulatory activity for Prop1 and Prrx2, but not for Prrx1. These results indicate the involvement of this retina-derived factor in pituitary development.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Gene Regulation, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan.
authors.forename: Saishu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueharu
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Shiori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitsuishi
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015723:Gene Library; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050809:POU Domain Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D050809:POU Domain Factors; C000596792:POU6F2 protein, rat