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The lipase gene family contains a large number of members. Among the most closely related are pancreatic triglyceride lipase (PTL) and two pancreatic lipase-related proteins (PLRP1 and PLRP2). Previous studies in rodents demonstrated divergent temporal expression of the genes encoding these proteins. PLRP1 and PLRP2 were expressed in fetal pancreas, whereas PTL was not expressed until pups were several weeks old. To determine whether the human pancreas has a similar expression pattern for these genes, we determined the levels of each mRNA in fetal pancreas at various ages. A reverse transcriptase-PCR method was developed and used to quantify the mRNA levels for the three species normalized to the mRNA encoding cyclophillin. The mRNA encoding PLRP1 and PLRP2 was present by 16 wk in the fetal pancreas. In contrast, the mRNA encoding PTL was not present in the fetal pancreas. This pattern of expression suggests that the genes encoding theses proteins have different regulatory elements controlling temporal expression and provides another example of nonparallel expression of genes encoding pancreatic exocrine proteins.
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PMID:Discoordinate expression of pancreatic lipase and two related proteins in the human fetal pancreas. 1067 44

A cDNA (1206 bp) encoding a pancreatic lipase-related protein (PY-PLRP) was obtained from the ovary of the scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis, using a differentially expressed gene system. The open reading frame specified a protein containing 353 amino acids (~38 kDa). The N-terminal catalytic domain, which contained the catalytic triad of serine, aspartate, and histidine residues, 10 cysteine residues involved in disulfide bridges, and the conserved lid domain, indicated that the protein would be catalytically active. However, PY-PLRP lacked the C-terminal colipase-binding domain present in mammalian PLRPs. Sequence analysis of the catalytic domains of PY-PLRP with members of the pancreatic triglyceride lipase (PTL) family suggested that PY-PLRP was related to mammalian PLRP1, PLRP2, and PTL. End-point reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) after 25 cycles showed that PY-PLRP was expressed at a high level in the ovary and at low levels in testis and mantle; expression was not detected in gill, digestive gland, and adductor muscle. Quantitative PCR of RNA from ovaries at different stages of development showed that PY-PLRP was expressed at a significantly higher level in the late growth stage than in the ripe and spent stages. These data suggest that PY-PLRP plays a role in lipid metabolism associated with oocyte maturation and vitellogenesis that occurs during ovarian growth.
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PMID:Pancreatic lipase-related protein (PY-PLRP) highly expressed in the vitellogenic ovary of the scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis. 1860 22