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Estrogen differentially affects c-jun expression in uterine tissue compartments

K P Nephew1, M Tang, S A Khan

  • 1Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0521.

Endocrinology
|April 1, 1994
PubMed
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Estrogen affects jun gene expression differently in mature and immature rat uteri. While jun-B and jun-D are upregulated in epithelial cells, c-jun shows complex regulation, being repressed in mature luminal epithelium but induced in immature myometrium.

Area of Science:

  • Reproductive biology
  • Molecular endocrinology
  • Gene expression regulation

Background:

  • Estrogen rapidly induces immediate early gene family expression in uterine cells, suggesting a role in proliferation.
  • Previous studies lacked cell-type specificity for jun gene family mRNA localization in the uterus.
  • Differential responses to estrogen in immature (all cells proliferate) versus mature (epithelial cells proliferate) rat uteri are not fully understood at the molecular level.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the cell type-specific expression patterns of c-jun, jun-B, and jun-D mRNAs in response to 17 beta-estradiol (E2-17 beta) in mature and immature rat uteri.
  • To investigate the differential regulation of jun protooncogenes by estrogen in the context of uterine maturation.

Main Methods:

  • In situ hybridization was employed to localize jun family mRNAs within specific uterine cell types.

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  • Mature and immature female rats were administered E2-17 beta to study gene expression changes.
  • Quantitative analysis of mRNA levels in different uterine compartments (luminal epithelium, glandular epithelium, myometrium) was performed.

    • Main Results:

    • Estradiol stimulated jun-B and jun-D expression primarily in the uterine luminal and glandular epithelium in both mature and immature rats.
    • c-jun expression exhibited distinct regulation: E2-17 beta repressed c-jun mRNA in the mature uterine luminal epithelium but increased it in the immature uterine myometrium and glands.
    • While jun-B and jun-D patterns were similar across maturation states, c-jun showed maturational differences, with immature rat uterine glands responding to E2-17 beta with increased c-jun, unlike mature rats.

    Conclusions:

    • Estrogen exerts both positive and negative regulatory control over c-jun expression, influenced by tissue-specific factors and maturation status.
    • The jun protooncogene family is differentially regulated by estrogen in the uterus, with distinct patterns for c-jun, jun-B, and jun-D.
    • The observed lack of maturational effects on jun gene expression suggests that downstream regulatory points, rather than the jun protooncogenes themselves, mediate the differential proliferative responses of immature versus mature uteri to estrogen.