Multiple isoforms of porcine aromatase are encoded by three distinct genes

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Graddy, LG
Kowalski, AA
Simmen, FA
Davis, SLF
Baumgartner, WW
Simmen, RCM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Florida, Interdisciplinary Concentrat Anim Mol & Cell Biol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[2] Univ Florida, Dept Anim Sci, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[3] Univ Florida, Dept Dairy & Poultry Sci, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[4] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Anim Sci, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[5] Univ Illinois, Dept Anim Sci, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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10.1016/S0960-0760(00)00054-6
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cytochrome P450 aromatase, a product of the CYP 19 gene and the terminal enzyme in the estrogen biosynthetic pathway, is synthesized by the ovary, endometrium, placenta, and peri-implantation embryos in the pig and other mammals, albeit to varying levels, implying its functional role(s) in pregnancy events. The aromatase produced by the pig tissues exists as three distinct isoforms (type I - ovary, type II - placenta, and type III - embryo), with presumed differences in substrate specificities, expression levels, activity, and mode of regulation. In order to delineate the molecular mechanisms whereby estrogen synthesis is regulated in these diverse tissues, the present study examined if these aromatase isoforms represent products of multiple genes or of a single gene via complex splicing mechanisms. Porcine genomic DNA from a single animal was used as a template in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify isoform-specific sequences corresponding to exons 4 and 7, respectively. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the generated fragments revealed the presence of only clones corresponding to the three known aromatase types. Screening a porcine Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) library for aromatase gene by PCR yielded a single clone similar to 80 kb in length. Southern blot analysis, using probes specific for exons 1A-1B, 2-3, 4-9, and 10 sequences indicated that the BAC genomic clone contains the entirety of the coding exons as well as the proximal promoter region. Sequence analysis of the fragment generated with exon 4 primers determined that this BAC clone contains only the type II gene. The presence and relative orientation of the untranslated 5'- exons 1A and 1B, previously demonstrated for the type III isoform were evaluated in the BAC clone and genomic DNA by PCR, The 265 bp fragment generated from both PCR reactions was confirmed by sequence analysis to contain exons 1A and 1B that are located contiguous to each other and separated by only three bp. A diagnostic procedure for typing aromatase isoforms was developed, based on the presence of specific restriction sites within isoform-specific exons. The use of this protocol confirmed the existence of only three aromatase isoforms in the porcine genome and indicated changes in aromatase types expressed by the uterine endometrium as a function of pregnancy stage, The presence of distinct genes encoding each of the aromatase isoform predicts important differences in the mechanisms underlying the molecular evolution and regulation of porcine aromatase, unique from those of other mammals, and suggests a critical role for P450 aromatase steroidal products in uterine functions related to pregnancy events. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd, All rights reserved.
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