Developmental changes in galactosyltransferase activity in the rat small intestine |
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| Authors: | C K Ozaki S H Chu W A Walker |
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| Institution: | Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115. |
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| Abstract: | During postnatal development, UDP-Gal: GlcNAc(beta 1-4)-galactosyltransferase (4 beta-GT) and UDP-Gal:GalNAc(beta 1-3)-galactosyltransferase (3 beta-GT) activities were increased by 17- and 24-fold, respectively, in the rat small intestine. The injection of cortisone into suckling rats resulted in precocious induction of distal 4 beta- and 3 beta-GT activities by 2.7- and 1.8-fold, respectively. Injection of phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) resulted in precocious induction of distal 3 beta-GT by 2.7-fold. These results suggest that intestinal galactosyltransferase activities are under developmental regulation and can be modified by cortisone and PMA. |
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