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Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) gene expression is developmentally regulated in fetal lung. 1998

M J Acarregui, and J J Brown, and S T Penisten
Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. macarreg@peds-po.peds.uiowa.edu

We characterized the ontogeny of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) enzymatic activity and PKA subunit mRNA expression in developing lung. The lungs of fetal Sprague-Dawley rat pups were removed after 16, 18, or 20 days of gestation and at term. PKA activity was greatest in the 18- and 20-day gestation lungs. Tissue cAMP levels were lowest in the 16-day lungs and increased with lung maturity. We were able to detect only low levels of mRNA for the C beta subunit of PKA by northern blot analysis of total lung RNA and we were able to detect mRNA for the RI beta and RII beta subunits only by RT-PCR. Therefore, we limited our analysis of PKA subunit mRNA levels to those for C alpha, RI alpha and RII alpha. The mRNA levels for C alpha, were highest in the 16-day lung, decreased at 18 and 20 days, were lower in the newborn and lowest in the adult lung. RI alpha mRNA levels were also highest at 16 days and lowest in the adult lung. However, RII alpha mRNA levels were similar in the 18-day, 20-day and newborn lungs. Dexamethasone treatment of fetal lung explants resulted in a small decrease in RI alpha mRNA levels but was not associated with a change in PKA activity. We conclude that PKA activity and PKA subunit mRNA expression are developmentally regulated in fetal lung. Such regulation results in optimal PKA activity at the time of type II alveolar cell differentiation, presumably in preparation for air breathing. The absence of an effect of glucocorticoid on PKA activity suggests that glucocorticoids are not responsible for the increase in PKA activity which accompanies this critical time in lung maturation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D009924 Organ Culture Techniques A technique for maintenance or growth of animal organs in vitro. It refers to three-dimensional cultures of undisaggregated tissue retaining some or all of the histological features of the tissue in vivo. (Freshney, Culture of Animal Cells, 3d ed, p1) Organ Culture,Culture Technique, Organ,Culture Techniques, Organ,Organ Culture Technique,Organ Cultures
D003907 Dexamethasone An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid. Hexadecadrol,Decaject,Decaject-L.A.,Decameth,Decaspray,Dexasone,Dexpak,Hexadrol,Maxidex,Methylfluorprednisolone,Millicorten,Oradexon,Decaject L.A.
D004789 Enzyme Activation Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme. Activation, Enzyme,Activations, Enzyme,Enzyme Activations
D005333 Fetus The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after CONCEPTION until BIRTH, as distinguished from the earlier EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN. Fetal Structures,Fetal Tissue,Fetuses,Mummified Fetus,Retained Fetus,Fetal Structure,Fetal Tissues,Fetus, Mummified,Fetus, Retained,Structure, Fetal,Structures, Fetal,Tissue, Fetal,Tissues, Fetal
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012333 RNA, Messenger RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm. Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated
D017207 Rats, Sprague-Dawley A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company. Holtzman Rat,Rats, Holtzman,Sprague-Dawley Rat,Rats, Sprague Dawley,Holtzman Rats,Rat, Holtzman,Rat, Sprague-Dawley,Sprague Dawley Rat,Sprague Dawley Rats,Sprague-Dawley Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D054746 Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II A cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase subtype primarily found in particulate subcellular fractions. They are tetrameric proteins that contain two catalytic subunits and two type II-specific regulatory subunits. Protein Kinase A, Type II,Protein Kinase Type II, Cyclic AMP-Dependent,Cyclic AMP Dependent Protein Kinase Type II,Protein Kinase Type II, Cyclic AMP Dependent

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