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Glucocorticoids regulate rat glutamine synthetase expression in a tissue-specific manner

S F Abcouwer1, B P Bode, W W Souba

  • 1Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.

The Journal of Surgical Research
|July 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Glucocorticoids increase glutamine synthetase (GS) mRNA in lung, muscle, and heart, but decrease it in the liver. Tissue-specific regulation influences GS protein levels, impacting stress response.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Glutamine synthetase (GS) activity increases during stress, augmenting glutamine production.
  • Glucocorticoids are critical regulators of the metabolic stress response.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate glucocorticoid induction of GS expression across various rat organs.
  • To determine the impact of dexamethasone on GS mRNA and protein levels.

Main Methods:

  • Adult male rats were injected with dexamethasone or vehicle.
  • GS mRNA and protein levels in 10 organs were measured using Northern and Western blotting.
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) mRNA was used for normalization.

Main Results:

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  • GS mRNA levels varied 20-fold across organs in control rats.
  • Dexamethasone increased GS mRNA in lung (5-fold), muscle (5-fold), and heart (2-fold).
  • Liver showed a significant decrease in GS mRNA relative to GAPDH; testis had unique GS RNA species.

Conclusions:

  • Glucocorticoids differentially regulate GS mRNA expression in a tissue-specific manner.
  • Post-transcriptional mechanisms play a significant role in determining organ-specific GS protein levels.