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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
卷 1678, 期 2-3, 页码 163-169出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbaexp.2004.03.001
关键词
MGST1; promoter; tissue
资金
- NIEHS NIH HHS [1 P42 ES10337] Funding Source: Medline
The structure and regulation of the murine microsomal glutathione transferase gene (MGSTI) from the 129/SvJ strain is described and demonstrates considerable difference in nucleotide sequence and consequently in restriction enzyme sites as compared to other mouse strains. A comparison of the amino acid sequence for MGSTI revealed one difference in exon 2 between the 129/SvJ strain (arginine at position 5) and the sequence previously reported for the Balb/c strain (lysine). The promoter region immediately upstream of the dominant first exon is functional, transcriptionally responds to oxidative stress, and is highly homologous to the human region. Oxidative stress also induced the production of endogenous MGSTI mRNA. The tissue-specific expression of MGSTI mRNA was studied, and as anticipated, was indeed highest in liver. There was, however, marked mRNA expression in several tissues not previously studied including smooth muscle, epidymus, ovaries, and endocrine glands in which the expression of various peroxidases is also very high (salivary and thyroid). Overall, there was a good agreement between the mRNA content detected and previous reports of MGSTI activity with the exception of brain tissue. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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