Expression of liver-specific genes coding for plasma proteins in protein deficiency

FEBS Letters
G PerozziS Gaetani

Abstract

Protein deficiency leads to a decreased concentration of plasma proteins, although it is not clear whether this response is caused by alterations in gene transcription or in post-transcriptional events. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of some liver-specific genes coding for plasma proteins in rats kept on a protein-free diet for 30 days. Cloned cDNA probes for the albumin, transthyretin, retinol-binding protein and prothrombin genes were used in Northern hybridizations to total liver RNA to compare their transcript levels in protein-deficient and control animals. Liver polysomes were also isolated and fractionated from the two groups of animals to examine the possible effects of protein deficiency on translation of the mRNAs. The results indicate that the albumin and transthyretin mRNAs are present in lower amounts in protein deficiency. The distribution profile along sucrose gradients shows that all mRNAs are undergoing translation, but in protein-deficient animals a small but consistent fraction of each mRNA is also present in the non-polysomal, low molecular weight fractions.

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