Histone acetylation and hormone action. Early effects of aldosterone on histone acetylation in rat kidney |
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Authors: | Paul R. Libby |
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Affiliation: | Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 666 Elm Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Histone acetylation in the kidney of the adrenalectomized rat was increased 5 min after a physiological dose of aldosterone. The increase was exclusively in the histone F2a1. The increase in histone acetylation was given by 9α-fluorocortisol, deoxycorticosterone and cortisol, but not by progesterone. The increase in histone acetylation was abolished by prior treatment of the animals with the anti-mineralocorticoid agent, SC14266 [potassium 3-(3-oxo-17β-hydroxy-4,6-androstadien-17-yl) propionate]; the basal degree of histone acetylation was unaffected. Pretreatment of the animals with actinomycin D or cyclo-heximide did not affect the stimulation, showing the stimulation was not due to increased synthesis of enzyme. |
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