RGD Reference Report - Aroclor 1254 modulates gene expression of nuclear transcription factors: implications for albumin gene transcription and protein synthesis in rat hepatocyte cultures. - Rat Genome Database

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Aroclor 1254 modulates gene expression of nuclear transcription factors: implications for albumin gene transcription and protein synthesis in rat hepatocyte cultures.

Authors: Borlak, J  Dangers, M  Thum, T 
Citation: Borlak J, etal., Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2002 Jun 1;181(2):79-88.
RGD ID: 1599031
Pubmed: PMID:12051991   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1006/taap.2002.9392   (Journal Full-text)

Human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may lead to increased albumin serum levels, but little is known about the underlying events. Certain PCBs are also ligands for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) and this receptor regulates transcriptional activation of many different genes, including CYP1A1. We tested our hypothesis that expression of certain nuclear transcription factors is altered upon treatment of rat hepatocyte cultures with Aroclor 1254 and we studied the gene expression of albumin and liver-enriched transcription factors simultaneously. We correlate albumin gene expression with protein synthesis and we used CYP1A1 gene expression and enzyme activity as a surrogate endpoint for aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation. We found mRNA transcripts of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha and gamma, hepatic nuclear factor 1, and hepatic nuclear factor 4 to be increased up to 62-fold, whereas albumin gene expression and secretion was increased 3-fold. Noticeably, expression of c-fos, c-jun (AP-1), HNF-6, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta and delta, tissue-specific enhancer-1, Ah-receptor, and albumin D-site-binding protein was unchanged. We show coordinate albumin gene expression and protein secretion in primary rat hepatocyte cultures and propose a relationship between induction of certain liver-enriched transcription factors and of the albumin gene via an Ahr-mediated mechanism.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to biphenyl  IEP 1599031 RGD 
response to biphenyl  IEP 1599031PCB Arochlor 1254RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Alb  (albumin)
Hnf1b  (HNF1 homeobox B)


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