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Query: UNIPROT:P01034 (cystatin C)
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The rat submandibular gland is not fully developed at birth and definitive differentiation takes place postnatally. The steady-state mRNA expression for the four proteinase inhibitor molecules, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and -2, and cystatins S and C, and for a housekeeping gene, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PDH), in rat submandibular glands was measured by quantitative competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) at different stages of postnatal development. The gene-expression patterns of TIMP-1 and -2 relative to G3PDH were similar to each other. The TIMP-2 and cystatin C genes were more highly expressed than those of TIMP-1 and cystatin S at all stages. Moreover, the gene expressions of TIMP-1 and -2, and of cystatins S and C, were predominant between 1 and 7, and 7 and 12 weeks of age, respectively, and coincided developmentally with the regression of terminal tubule cells and the differentiation of granular convoluted tubule cells, respectively. Quantitative competitive RT-PCR allowed accurate measurement of small changes in the steady-state concentrations of these proteinase-inhibitor mRNA molecules.
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PMID:Postnatal changes of gene expression for tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 and -2 and cystatins S and C, in rat submandibular gland demonstrated by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. 1007 46

The purpose of this study was to examine the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-uptake and the expression of phospholamban (PLB) and Ca(2+)-ATPase (CAA) in left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) myocardium of 6 normal (NL) dogs and 6 dogs with chronic heart failure (HF). In addition, gene expression of PLB and CAA was also examined in LV myocardium of NL and HF dogs. HF (LV ejection fraction 23+/-2%) was produced by multiple sequential intracoronary microembolizations. Oxalate-dependent Ca(2+)-uptake was measured in isolated membrane vesicles. Using specific dog myocardial monoclonal antibody, the expression of CAA, PLB and calsequestrin (CSQ) were measured in sodium dodecyl sulfate extract prepared from LV and RV tissue. Steady-state mRNA levels were determined by Northern hybridization using specific cDNA clones of PLB, CAA, CSQ, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GADPH), a house keeping gene. SR Ca(2+)-uptake of NL and HF dogs increased with increasing Ca(2+)concentrations and reached a plateau at 3 microm in both LV and RV. Total capacity (134+/-9 v 224+/-10 nmol(45)Ca/mg protein/10 min, P<0.05) and maximal velocity (15+/-2 v 2 nmol(45)Ca/mg protein/min, P<0.05) of the SR to sequester Ca(2+)was significantly lower in LV myocardium of HF dogs compared to NL, whereas the Hill coefficient and the affinity of the Ca(2+)-pump for Ca(2+)were unchanged. LV tissue levels of the PLB and CAA, normalized to noncollagen protein or to CSQ and the PLB and CAA mRNA levels, normalized to CSQ or GADPH mRNA, were also significantly lower in HF dogs compared to NL. In RV myocardial tissue, no significant differences in total capacity of SR to sequester Ca(2+), maximal velocity of SR Ca(2+)-uptake, the affinity and Hill Coefficient of the Ca(2+)-pump for Ca(2+), or tissue levels of PLB and CAA were observed between NL dogs compared to HF dogs. We conclude that SR Ca(2+)-uptake and SR PLB and CAA protein and gene expression levels are reduced in LV myocardium of dogs with chronic HF. These abnormalities can lead to Ca(2+)-overload and subsequent global LV dysfunction.
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PMID:Reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-uptake and expression of phospholamban in left ventricular myocardium of dogs with heart failure. 1040 55

In lactating dairy cattle, the corpus luteum (CL) is a dynamic endocrine tissue vital for pregnancy maintenance, fertility, and cyclicity. Understanding processes underlying luteal physiology is therefore necessary to increase reproductive efficiency in cattle. A common technique for investigating luteal physiology is reverse-transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), a valuable tool for quantifying gene expression. However, reference-gene-based RT-qPCR quantification methods require utilization of stably expressed genes to accurately assess mRNA expression. Historically, selection of reference genes in cattle has relied on subjective selection of a small pool of reference genes, many of which may have significant expression variation among different tissues or physiologic states. This is particularly concerning in dynamic tissues such as the CL, with its capacity for rapid physiologic changes during luteolysis, and likely in the less characterized period of CL maintenance during pregnancy. Thus, there is a clear need to identify reference genes well suited for the bovine CL over a wide range of physiological states. Whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing stands as an effective method to identify new reference genes by enabling the assessment of the expression profile of the entire pool of mRNA transcripts. We report the identification of 13 novel putative reference genes using RNA sequencing in the bovine CL throughout early pregnancy and luteolysis: RPL4, UQCRFS1, COX4I1, RPS4X, SSR3, CST3, ZNF266, CDC42, CD63, HIF1A, YWHAE, EIF3E, and PPIB. Independent RT-qPCR analyses were conducted confirming expression stability in another set of CL tissues from pregnancy and regression, with analyses performed for 3 groups of samples: (1) all samples, (2) samples from pregnancy alone, and (3) samples throughout the process of CL regression. Seven genes were found to be more stable in all states than 2 traditional reference genes (ACTB and GAPDH): RPS4X, COX4I1, PPIB, SSR3, RPL4, YWHAE, and CDC42. When CL tissues from pregnant animals alone were analyzed, CST3, HIF1A, and CD63 were also identified as more stable than ACTB and GAPDH. Identification of these new reference genes will aid in accurate normalization of RT-qPCR results, contributing to proper interpretation of gene expression relevant to luteal physiology. Furthermore, our analysis sheds light on the effects of luteolysis and pregnancy on the stability of gene expression in the bovine CL.
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PMID:Identification of stable genes in the corpus luteum of lactating Holstein cows in pregnancy and luteolysis: Implications for selection of reverse-transcription quantitative PCR reference genes. 3222 23