Regulation of glycosylation-dependent cell adhesion molecule 1 (GlyCAM-1) gene in the mouse mammary gland differs from that of casein genes |
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Authors: | Nishimura T Kohmoto K |
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Institution: | Department of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8657, Tokyo, Japan. ntoshi@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | Mouse glycosylation-dependent cell adhesion molecule 1 (GlyCAM-1), also known as mC26 and homologous to bovine PP3, is a milk protein synthesized in the mammary gland. Several studies have investigated the regulation of casein, the major milk protein, gene in the mammary gland, but little is known about GlyCAM-1. Here we examined GlyCAM-1 gene expression in mouse mammary epithelial cells. First, we detected GlyCAM-1 expression in mammary epithelial cells in situ by immunohistochemistry; almost all mammary epithelial cells of the lactating mouse expressed GlyCAM-1. Second, mammary epithelial cells were digested with collagenase and cultured with insulin, prolactin and/or glucocorticoid. alpha-Casein and beta-casein genes were expressed following treatment with insulin, prolactin and glucocorticoid. In contrast, GlyCAM-1 expression could not be detected with any combination of these three hormones. We also analyzed changes in the levels of GlyCAM-1 and caseins mRNAs in cultured cells. The addition of hormones to the culture medium increased casein mRNAs, but surprisingly reduced GlyCAM-1 mRNA. Our results suggest that the mechanisms that regulate GlyCAM-1 gene in mammary cells of lactating mice are different from those involved in the regulation of casein genes. |
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