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Query: EC:1.2.1.13 (
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
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Multiple elements in the upstream region of the
GAPDH
gene play a role in mediating the acute and chronic effect of insulin on
GAPDH
gene expression. The complexity of this regulation provides many layers of control. In differentiated tissues, the transcriptional response to insulin results from the additive effects of g/TRE, IRE-A and IRE-B. The gTRE may interact with newly synthesized
c-fos
/c-jun heterodimer to activate
GAPDH
gene transcription. Studies are underway to determine whether protein synthesis inhibitors affect the regulation of
GAPDH
. Because there are several elements that mediate the effect, it will be difficult to determine the significance of these findings until each cis-acting factor and its binding protein can be studied in isolation. IRE-A and IRE-B act together to promote a 5- to 8-fold insulin effect on HGAPDH-CAT in H35 hepatoma cells and a 3-fold effect in 3T3 adipocytes. We have succeeded in detecting an insulin-sensitive DNA-binding protein referred to as IREA-BP with an element -480 to -435. Insulin treatment of differentiated 3T3 adipocytes for 1 hr results in a 4-fold increase in the amount of this binding protein, as estimated by the amount of 32P-labelled oligonucleotide retarded on non-denaturing PAGE (11). The effect of insulin on IRP-B is comparable. Furthermore, IREA-BP is induced during the process of fasting and refeeding rats, an important in vivo correlate with our tissue culture models (11). These observations imply that the binding proteins IREA-BP and IRP-B are essential components in the signal transduction pathway of insulin action on
GAPDH
gene expression in metabolically active tissues such as fat and liver. Differentiation-dependence and tissue-specificity are achieved through multiple regulatory elements and involve pre- and post-translational regulation of multiple transcription factors. IREA-BP is present in preadipocytes but activity in highly induced upon differentiation of preadipocytes to adipocytes. The IRE-B (-408 to -269) DNA binding protein is not detected in 3T3 preadipocytes. A gC/EBP like-protein takes part in the formation of this complex which may explain the inductive effect of differentiation on binding. Finally, footprint and cotransfection studies indicate that the differentiation-dependent protein C/EBP also regulates
GAPDH
gene transcription through a motif located within one hundred nucleotides of the promoter. We have begun to clone the IRE-A and IRE-B DNA binding proteins. An IRE-A binding protein that footprints the 3' domain of the IRE-A has been cloned.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Multiple insulin-responsive elements regulate transcription of the GAPDH gene. 138 8
We have previously shown that dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) treatment of mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEF) at the early hours of mitogenic stimuli resulted in the inhibition of DNA and protein synthesis; delayed treatment of serum-stimulated cells with DMSO had little effect on the synthesis of these macromolecules. Here, we demonstrate the specific inhibition of expression of early growth response genes by DMSO in serum-stimulated MEF. The expression of interleukin 6, and of oncogenes c-myc and
c-fos
were inhibited when the cells were treated with 2% DMSO from the beginning of serum-stimulated growth but not after 3 h of mitogenic stimuli. Although the actin gene is an early serum-response gene, its expression was not affected by DMSO. The synthesis of another serum-induced protein, the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 was blocked during concurrent and delayed (after 3 h of stimulation) treatment of serum-stimulated fibroblasts with DMSO. The expression of
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
gene was not affected by DMSO. These results indicate that the expression of non-growth-related genes are either not affected or affected nonspecifically both at early and late stages of serum-induced growth of mouse embryo fibroblasts. The serum-induced expression of
c-fos
gene was abolished by DMSO treatment of MEF while the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced expression of fos gene was not, indicating that the PMA signaling pathway was refractory to DMSO. Treatment of cells with medium containing 2% DMSO for 24-48 h prevents them from progression into cell cycle by preventing the expression of genes involved in G0-G1 transition of quiescent cells.
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PMID:Dimethyl sulfoxide inhibits the expression of early growth-response genes and arrests fibroblasts at quiescence. 190 67
Genes of higher eucaryotic cells are considered to show only a limited response to nutritional stress. Here we show, however, that omission of a single essential amino acid from the medium caused a marked rise in the mRNA levels of c-myc, c-jun, junB and
c-fos
oncogenes and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in CHO cells. There was no general accumulation of mRNAs in amino acid-starved cells, since the gamma-actin, beta-tubulin, protein kinase C, RNA polymerase II, and
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
mRNAs and the total poly(A)+ mRNA were not increased. The levels of c-myc, ODC, and c-jun mRNAs were elevated more by amino acid starvation than by inhibition of protein synthesis with cycloheximide, which is known to increase the levels of these mRNAs. Importantly, however, cycloheximide present during amino acid starvation reduced the rise in the levels of the mRNAs down to the level obtained with cycloheximide alone. This implies that protein synthesis is required for the accumulation of c-myc, ODC, and c-jun mRNAs in amino acid-deprived cells. The junB and
c-fos
mRNAs, instead, were increased to the same extent or less by amino acid starvation than by cycloheximide treatment. The accumulation of the c-myc mRNA in amino acid-starved cells was due to both stabilization of the mRNA and increase of its transcription. The rise in the c-jun mRNA level seemed to be caused merely by stabilization of the mRNA. Further, despite the inhibition of general protein synthesis, amino acid starvation led to an increase in the synthesis of c-myc polypeptide. The results suggest that mammalian cells have a specific mechanism for registering shortages of amino acids in order to make adjustments compatible with cellular growth.
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PMID:Deprivation of a single amino acid induces protein synthesis-dependent increases in c-jun, c-myc, and ornithine decarboxylase mRNAs in Chinese hamster ovary cells. 212 33
FK506, a neutral macrolide with immunosuppressive properties, was shown to selectively and rapidly inhibit the accumulation of IL-2 mRNA, as well as the mRNAs of other early (E) phase T cell activation genes such as IL-3, IL-4, GM-CSF, TNF alpha, IFN-gamma, and c-myc in activated human peripheral blood T cells. The activity of FK506, when compared to Cyclosporin A, another immunosuppressant, was 10 to 100x more potent in its ability to inhibit IL-2 mRNA synthesis. FK506 inhibited IL-2 mRNA accumulation in Con A, Con A plus PMA, Ionomycin plus PMA, anti-CD3, and anti-CD3 plus PMA activated T cells. Transcripts from other T cell gene classes such as the immediate early (IE) phase gene,
c-fos
, the late phase (L) genes, transferrin receptor, IL-2R alpha-chain, and TNF-beta, and the constitutive class genes
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
and class I MHC HLA-B7 were not affected by FK506. The macrolide Rapamycin, which is structurally related to FK506, had no inhibitory effect on IE, E, L, or constitutive class mRNAs, but it appeared to increase the levels of the E-phase transcripts that were inhibited in FK506 treated T cells. The effect of FK506 on inducible genes in non-T and non-lymphoid human cells was studied in LPS-induced monocytes and PMA or IL-1 activated synovial fibroblasts. FK506 did not affect expression of the mRNAs for IL-1 alpha or IL-1 beta in human monocytes, or of stromelysin, collagenase, or TIMP in synovial fibroblasts. Nuclear run-off transcription studies indicate that FK506 inhibits transcription of the IL-2 gene. These studies suggest that Cyclosporin A and FK506 may effect a common early event in the T cell activation pathway.
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PMID:The immunosuppressant FK506 selectively inhibits expression of early T cell activation genes. 247 51
The macrophage profibrotic cytokine, Platelet Derived Growth Factor B [PDGF(B)], is thought to play a central role in orchestrating the fibrotic response in the pathogenesis of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis. In this study, we have asked if drugs that increase intracellular cAMP and are commonly administered to patients with lung disease have the ability to downregulate PDGF(B) mRNA. Incubation of human alveolar macrophages from healthy smokers in the presence of dibutyryl cAMP prevented the previously reported dexamethasone-induced increase in PDGF(B) mRNA (P < 0.05). Similarly, the combination of aminophylline (2.5 mM) and salbutamol (1 microM) prevented the adherence-dependent increase in PDGF(B) mRNA in adherent human peripheral blood monocytes (P < 0.05), whilst causing an increase in the mRNA expression of the cAMP-dependent gene
c-fos
(P = 0.059), and an increase in the intracellular concentration of cAMP (P = 0.05). Finally, the presence of a lower concentration of aminophylline (0.25 m) in conjunction with salbutamol (1 microM) also prevented the dexamethasone-induced increase in PDGF(B) mRNA in alveolar macrophages from healthy smokers (P < 0.05). Stimulation by these drugs was not associated with a change in the abundance of the mRNA of the house-keeping gene,
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
. We speculate that drugs, which increase intracellular cAMP, may provide a novel therapeutic avenue whereby PDGF(B) expression in patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be reduced.
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PMID:Pharmacological modulation of platelet-derived growth factor (B) mRNA expression in alveolar macrophages and adherent monocytes. 754 26
Experimental type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by an early increase in kidney weight and glomerular volume, but changes in gene expression accompanying diabetic renal growth have not been elucidated. The early response genes,
c-fos
, c-jun, and c-myc encode proteins that regulate gene transcription, thus influencing the cellular responses to a stimulus. Accordingly, we studied
c-fos
, c-jun, and c-myc expression in glomeruli during the rapid phase of glomerular hypertrophy that follows the onset of hyperglycemia in diabetic rats. Total RNA was extracted by the method of Chomczynski from isolated glomeruli of streptozotocin (60 mg/kg i.v.) induced diabetic rats 24, 48, and 96 hours, and 1 week after the onset of hyperglycemia (blood glucose > 15 mmol/liter). A second group of rats, studied after streptozotocin administration, received twice daily insulin to maintain normoglycemia. A group of age-matched normal rats served as the control group. Northern blot analysis was performed with cDNA probes for
c-fos
, c-jun, and c-myc, and
GAPDH
. mRNA levels for
c-fos
increased fourfold 24 hours after the onset of hyperglycemia, but returned to baseline by 48 hours. mRNA levels for c-jun increased threefold 24 hours after the onset of hyperglycemia, in diabetic glomeruli, and the increase was sustained for one week. Intensive insulin treatment normalized blood glucose levels and abrogated the increases in
c-fos
and c-jun expression. There was no discernable increase in c-myc mRNA levels in the diabetic glomeruli.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Expression of growth-related protooncogenes during diabetic renal hypertrophy. 775 77
In situ hybridization and Northern blot analysis were used to examine expression of the immediate-early-response genes (IEGs) egr-1, junB, and
c-fos
, and the late response gene encoding enkephalin in the brains of rats infected intranasally with Borna disease virus (BDV) or rabies virus. In both Borna disease and rabies virus infections, a dramatic and specific induction of IEGs was detected in particular regions of the hippocampus and the cortex. Increased IEG mRNA expression overlapped with the characteristic expression patterns of BDV RNA and rabies virus RNA, although relative expression levels of viral RNA and IEG mRNA differed, particularly in the hippocampal formation. Furthermore, the temporal relationship between viral RNA synthesis and activation of IEG mRNA expression in BDV infection differed markedly from that in rabies virus infection, suggesting that IEG expression is upregulated by different mechanisms. Expression of proenkephalin (pENK) mRNA was also significantly increased in BDV infection, whereas in rabies virus infection, pENK mRNA levels and also the levels of
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
mRNA were reduced at terminal stages of the disease, probably reflecting a generalized suppression of cellular protein synthesis due to massive production of rabies virus mRNA. The correlation between activated IEG mRNA expression and the strong increase in viral RNA raises the possibility that IEG products induce some phenotypic changes in neurons that render them more susceptible to viral replication.
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PMID:Differential effects of rabies and borna disease viruses on immediate-early- and late-response gene expression in brain tissues. 841 69
1. Expression of the immediate early genes
c-fos
, c-jun and c-myc in rat stomach in response to feeding and gastric distension was examined by Northern blot analysis and in situ hybridization. 2. Refeeding of fasted rats induced a transient increase in
c-fos
mRNA abundance in gastric corpus and antrum that was sixfold within 15 min and declined within 4 h. The response was not mediated by gastrinergic or muscarinic cholinergic mechanisms; it was reduced but not abolished by hexamethonium. No changes in expression of c-jun, c-myc or the constitutively expressed protein
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
(
GAPDH
) were observed. 3. In conscious rats prepared with a gastric fistula, gastric distension with nutritive and non-nutritive solutions at a physiological pressure for 30 min induced expression of
c-fos
, c-jun and c-myc, but not
GAPDH
. 4. Messenger RNA encoding
c-fos
was localized by in situ hybridization to gastric myenteric neurones of animals that underwent gastric distension, but not of undistended controls. 5. The results suggest that expression of
c-fos
in gastric myenteric neurones is an early response to the physiological stretching of the stomach wall that accompanies feeding. With supraphysiological distension, other immediate early genes may be recruited.
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PMID:Expression of immediate early genes in rat gastric myenteric neurones: a physiological response to feeding. 856 87
It has been shown that angiotensin II and PMA increase the expression of proto-oncogenes (
c-fos
, c-myc and c-mos) in liver cells. In this study the effects of angiotensin II and PMA on
c-fos
transcription and mRNA stability were investigated. Using nuclear run-off transcription assays, it was observed that PMA and angiotensin II induced a rapid increase in
c-fos
transcription. The transcription rate of the
GAPDH
gene did not change, indicating that the effects were not general on gene transcription. The ability of these agents to modulate proto-oncogene mRNA stability was tested by measuring
c-fos
mRNA half-life. It was observed that
c-fos
mRNA half-life was relatively short (approximately 14-18 min) and that angiotensin II and PMA markedly stabilized mRNA, increasing its half-life (approximately 4-fold and approximately 2-fold, respectively). The protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide increased mRNA stability to a much greater extent. Our results clearly demonstrate that angiotensin II and PMA increased
c-fos
mRNA accumulation in liver cells through two actions: induction of
c-fos
gene transcription and increase in mRNA stability.
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PMID:Hormonal modulation of c-fos expression in isolated hepatocytes. Effects of angiotensin II and phorbol myristate acetate on transcription and mRNA degradation. 861 36
We have previously shown that extracellular ATP, like norepinephrine (NE) and many other hypertrophy-inducing agents, increases expression of the immediate-early genes
c-fos
and junB in cultured neonatal cardiac myocytes but that the intracellular signaling pathways activated by ATP and responsible for these changes differ from those stimulated by NE. Furthermore, whereas NE increases incorporation of [14C]phenylalanine (14C-Phe) and cell size in neonatal cardiomyocytes, ATP does not. Since ATP is coreleased with NE from sympathetic nerve endings in the heart, we investigated whether ATP could modulate cardiac hypertrophy induced by adrenergic agonists, such as NE. We report in the present study that extracellular ATP inhibited the increase in incorporation of 14C-Phe into cellular protein and the increase in cell size in neonatal rat cardiac myocytes that was induced by NE, phenylephrine (PE), basic fibroblast growth factor, or endothelin-1. This inhibition was dose dependent, occurred predominantly through P2 purinergic receptors, and was observed even when cells were treated with ATP for as little as 1 hour before the addition of the hypertrophy-inducing agent. ATP also selectively affected changes in gene expression associated with hypertrophy. It prevented PE-stimulated increases in atrial natriuretic factor and myosin light chain-2 mRNA levels, while appearing to augment basal and PE-stimulated skeletal alpha-actin mRNA levels. ATP alone increased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase mRNA levels but had no effect when added with PE. ATP did not significantly affect the level of the constitutively expressed mRNA for
GAPDH
. Neither the PE-stimulated increase in immediate-early gene expression nor the initial induction of mitogen-activated protein kinase activity by PE was inhibited by ATP. These results demonstrate that extracellular ATP can inhibit hypertrophic growth of neonatal cardiac myocytes and differentially alter the changes in gene expression that accompany hypertrophy.
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PMID:Extracellular ATP inhibits adrenergic agonist-induced hypertrophy of neonatal cardiac myocytes. 863 9
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