Abstract |
The rdw rat (gene symbol: rdw) with hereditary dwarfism has been shown immunohistochemically to have subnormal numbers not only of GH- but also of prolactin- and thyrotrophin-positive cells. To characterize the dwarfism of this strain, the expression of pituitary hormone mRNAs was examined by Northern hybridization. The pituitary gland in the rdw rat expressed 30-100 times less GH and prolactin mRNAs than normal controls, whereas mRNAs for pro-opiomelanocortin and the alpha subunit of rat glycoprotein hormone revealed a significant increase. There was a non-significant difference in rat LH-beta subunit and FSH-beta subunit between normal and rdw rats. The suppressed expression of a pituitary-specific transcription factor, Pit-1, is considered to cause hereditary dwarfism in mouse strains Snell and Jackson, whose phenotypes resemble those of the rdw rat. In this study, however, no difference in mRNA expression for Pit-1 was found between rdw rats and controls. This work indicates that the rdw rat may not have the same genotype as the phenotypically similar dwarf mice, Snell, Jackson and Ames.
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Authors | K Shibayama, Y Ohyama, M Ono, S Furudate |
Journal | The Journal of endocrinology
(J Endocrinol)
Vol. 138
Issue 2
Pg. 307-13
(Aug 1993)
ISSN: 0022-0795 [Print] England |
PMID | 8228739
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Pituitary Hormones
- Pou1f1 protein, rat
- RNA, Messenger
- Transcription Factor Pit-1
- Transcription Factors
- Growth Hormone
- Thyroxine
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Topics |
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- DNA-Binding Proteins
(genetics)
- Dwarfism, Pituitary
(genetics)
- Growth Hormone
(analysis)
- Pituitary Gland
(chemistry, physiology)
- Pituitary Hormones
(genetics)
- RNA, Messenger
(analysis)
- Rats
- Rats, Mutant Strains
(genetics)
- Thyroxine
(analysis)
- Transcription Factor Pit-1
- Transcription Factors
(genetics)
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