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Expression of 5-aminolaevulinate synthase and cytochrome P-450 mRNAs in chicken embryo hepatocytes in vivo and in culture. Effect of porphyrinogenic drugs and haem. 1988

J W Hamilton, and W J Bement, and P R Sinclair, and J F Sinclair, and K E Wetterhahn
Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.

To examine current models for the co-ordinate regulation of 5-aminolaevulinate (ALA) synthase and cytochrome P-450 we have determined the effect of drugs, inhibitors of haem biosynthesis, haem and cycloheximide on the steady-state expression of mRNAs for ALA synthase and a phenobarbital-inducible cytochrome P-450 (PB1 P-450), in chick embryo hepatocytes in vivo and in primary culture. We found that the mRNAs for ALA synthase and PB1 P-450 were rapidly and simultaneously induced by the porphyrinogenic drugs glutethimide and 2-propyl-2-isopropylacetamide. Inhibitors of haem biosynthesis when administered alone had a small effect on ALA synthase mRNA induction, but in combination with the drugs synergistically increased induction of both ALA synthase mRNA and enzyme activity. However, there were concentrations of inhibitors that increased induction of enzyme activity without increasing mRNA induction. Haem suppressed ALA synthase mRNA induction by drugs by only 50%, whereas induction of ALA synthase enzyme activity was completely suppressed. This suppression of ALA synthase mRNA by haem was blocked by cycloheximide treatment which did not block the induction of ALA synthase mRNA by drugs. In fact, cycloheximide synergistically increased the drug induction of ALA synthase mRNA, suggesting the presence of a labile protein factor which may interact with a haem-responsive element of the ALA synthase gene. Cycloheximide treatment alone did not significantly affect ALA synthase mRNA expression, but induced PB1 P-450 mRNA to a similar extent to that caused by porphyrinogenic drugs, suggesting the presence of a labile repressor which modulates PB1 P-450 gene expression. Basal and drug-inducible PB1 P-450 mRNA levels were unaffected by haem or by inhibitors of haem biosynthesis, indicating that the PB1 P-450 gene is not regulated by haem in chick embryo hepatocytes. Our results indicate that drugs simultaneously induce ALA synthase and PB1 P-450 mRNA expression, and that ALA synthase activity is regulated by haem principally at a post-transcriptional site rather than at the transcriptional level.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002642 Chick Embryo The developmental entity of a fertilized chicken egg (ZYGOTE). The developmental process begins about 24 h before the egg is laid at the BLASTODISC, a small whitish spot on the surface of the EGG YOLK. After 21 days of incubation, the embryo is fully developed before hatching. Embryo, Chick,Chick Embryos,Embryos, Chick
D003513 Cycloheximide Antibiotic substance isolated from streptomycin-producing strains of Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting elongation during protein synthesis. Actidione,Cicloheximide
D003577 Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System A superfamily of hundreds of closely related HEMEPROTEINS found throughout the phylogenetic spectrum, from animals, plants, fungi, to bacteria. They include numerous complex monooxygenases (MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES). In animals, these P-450 enzymes serve two major functions: (1) biosynthesis of steroids, fatty acids, and bile acids; (2) metabolism of endogenous and a wide variety of exogenous substrates, such as toxins and drugs (BIOTRANSFORMATION). They are classified, according to their sequence similarities rather than functions, into CYP gene families (>40% homology) and subfamilies (>59% homology). For example, enzymes from the CYP1, CYP2, and CYP3 gene families are responsible for most drug metabolism. Cytochrome P-450,Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme,Cytochrome P-450-Dependent Monooxygenase,P-450 Enzyme,P450 Enzyme,CYP450 Family,CYP450 Superfamily,Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes,Cytochrome P-450 Families,Cytochrome P-450 Monooxygenase,Cytochrome P-450 Oxygenase,Cytochrome P-450 Superfamily,Cytochrome P450,Cytochrome P450 Superfamily,Cytochrome p450 Families,P-450 Enzymes,P450 Enzymes,Cytochrome P 450,Cytochrome P 450 Dependent Monooxygenase,Cytochrome P 450 Enzyme,Cytochrome P 450 Enzyme System,Cytochrome P 450 Enzymes,Cytochrome P 450 Families,Cytochrome P 450 Monooxygenase,Cytochrome P 450 Oxygenase,Cytochrome P 450 Superfamily,Enzyme, Cytochrome P-450,Enzyme, P-450,Enzyme, P450,Enzymes, Cytochrome P-450,Enzymes, P-450,Enzymes, P450,Monooxygenase, Cytochrome P-450,Monooxygenase, Cytochrome P-450-Dependent,P 450 Enzyme,P 450 Enzymes,P-450 Enzyme, Cytochrome,P-450 Enzymes, Cytochrome,Superfamily, CYP450,Superfamily, Cytochrome P-450,Superfamily, Cytochrome P450
D003997 Dicarbethoxydihydrocollidine 1,4-Dihydro-2,4,6-trimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid diethyl ester. Diethoxycarbonyldihydrocollidine,3,5-Dicarbethoxy-1,4-Dihydrocollidine,3,5-Diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-Dihydro-2,4,6-Trimethylpyridine
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D004790 Enzyme Induction An increase in the rate of synthesis of an enzyme due to the presence of an inducer which acts to derepress the gene responsible for enzyme synthesis. Induction, Enzyme
D006418 Heme The color-furnishing portion of hemoglobin. It is found free in tissues and as the prosthetic group in many hemeproteins. Ferroprotoporphyrin,Protoheme,Haem,Heme b,Protoheme IX
D000624 5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase An enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes condensation of the succinyl group from succinyl coenzyme A with glycine to form delta-aminolevulinate. It is a pyridoxyal phosphate protein and the reaction occurs in mitochondria as the first step of the heme biosynthetic pathway. The enzyme is a key regulatory enzyme in heme biosynthesis. In liver feedback is inhibited by heme. EC 2.3.1.37. Aminolevulinic Acid Synthetase,delta-Aminolevulinate Synthase,5-Aminolevulinate Synthase,delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Synthetase,5 Aminolevulinate Synthase,5 Aminolevulinate Synthetase,Acid Synthetase, Aminolevulinic,Acid Synthetase, delta-Aminolevulinic,Synthase, 5-Aminolevulinate,Synthase, delta-Aminolevulinate,Synthetase, 5-Aminolevulinate,Synthetase, Aminolevulinic Acid,Synthetase, delta-Aminolevulinic Acid,delta Aminolevulinate Synthase,delta Aminolevulinic Acid Synthetase

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