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Identification of a novel dexamethasone-sensitive RNA-destabilizing region on rat monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 mRNA.


ABSTRACT: Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory agents widely used in the treatment of human disease. We have previously shown that the inflammatory cytokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is regulated posttranscriptionally by glucocorticoids in arterial smooth muscle cells (SMC). To elucidate the mechanism mediating this effect, in vitro-transcribed radiolabeled MCP-1 mRNA was incubated with cytoplasmic extracts from SMC and analyzed by gel electrophoresis. Extracts from SMC treated with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) did not degrade the transcripts for up to 3 h. In contrast, extracts from cells treated with 1 microM dexamethasone (Dex) alone or in combination with PDGF degraded the probe with a half-life of approximately 15 min. Dex had maximal effect at concentrations above 0.01 microM and was effective on both rat and human MCP-1 transcripts. By deletion analysis, the Dex-sensitive region of the MCP-1 mRNA was localized to the initial 224 nucleotides (nt) at the 5' end and did not involve an AU-rich sequence in the 3' untranslated end. The 224-nt region conferred Dex sensitivity to heterologous mRNA. These studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of glucocorticoids on gene expression.

SUBMITTER: Poon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC84617 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of a novel dexamethasone-sensitive RNA-destabilizing region on rat monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 mRNA.

Poon M M   Liu B B   Taubman M B MB  

Molecular and cellular biology 19991001 10


Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory agents widely used in the treatment of human disease. We have previously shown that the inflammatory cytokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is regulated posttranscriptionally by glucocorticoids in arterial smooth muscle cells (SMC). To elucidate the mechanism mediating this effect, in vitro-transcribed radiolabeled MCP-1 mRNA was incubated with cytoplasmic extracts from SMC and analyzed by gel electrophoresis. Extracts from SMC treated wi  ...[more]

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