TY - JOUR
T1 - Transforming growth factor-β and p27 expression in pituitary cells
AU - Qian, Xiang
AU - Jin, Long
AU - Grande, Joseph P.
AU - Lloyd, Ricardo V.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) is a member of a family of growth factors that regulates differentiation and cellular proliferation in a wide variety of tissues, including the anterior pituitary gland. TGFβ regulates the expression of various proteins, including p27(Kip1) (p27), a cell cycle inhibitory protein. The cell types in normal rat anterior pituitary producing TGFβ1, one of the principal isoforms of TGFβ, and p27 were examined by in situ methods. The regulation of p27 messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein by TGFβ1 was also examined in cultured anterior pituitary cells. In situ hybridization, in situ reverse transcriptase PCR, and immunocytochemical staining for pituitary hormones showed that PRL, TSH, and gonadotroph cells all had a higher percentage of cells expressing TGFβ1 mRNA and p27 protein than did GH and ACTH cells. After treatment with 10-9 M TGFβ1 in vitro for 3 days, there were significant decreases in p27 mRNA and protein levels (P < 0.05) in normal pituitary cells. The GH3 and GHRH-CL1 cell lines, which secrete PRL and GH, had undetectable p27 protein by immunocytochemical staining and immunoblotting, although the GH3 cell line had p27 mRNA detected by reverse transcriptase PCR. Analysis of [3H]thymidine uptake in cultured dissociated pituitary cells by double staining for hormones showed that only PRL cells had significant proliferative activity during a 3-day cell culture period. There was a biphasic effect of TGFβ1 on PRL cell proliferation, with marked inhibition by 10-9 M and a slight stimulation by 10-13 M. These results indicate that there is a differential distribution of both TGFβ1 and p27 in various anterior pituitary cell types and that TGFβ1 directly down-regulates p27 in cultured anterior pituitary cells.
AB - Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) is a member of a family of growth factors that regulates differentiation and cellular proliferation in a wide variety of tissues, including the anterior pituitary gland. TGFβ regulates the expression of various proteins, including p27(Kip1) (p27), a cell cycle inhibitory protein. The cell types in normal rat anterior pituitary producing TGFβ1, one of the principal isoforms of TGFβ, and p27 were examined by in situ methods. The regulation of p27 messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein by TGFβ1 was also examined in cultured anterior pituitary cells. In situ hybridization, in situ reverse transcriptase PCR, and immunocytochemical staining for pituitary hormones showed that PRL, TSH, and gonadotroph cells all had a higher percentage of cells expressing TGFβ1 mRNA and p27 protein than did GH and ACTH cells. After treatment with 10-9 M TGFβ1 in vitro for 3 days, there were significant decreases in p27 mRNA and protein levels (P < 0.05) in normal pituitary cells. The GH3 and GHRH-CL1 cell lines, which secrete PRL and GH, had undetectable p27 protein by immunocytochemical staining and immunoblotting, although the GH3 cell line had p27 mRNA detected by reverse transcriptase PCR. Analysis of [3H]thymidine uptake in cultured dissociated pituitary cells by double staining for hormones showed that only PRL cells had significant proliferative activity during a 3-day cell culture period. There was a biphasic effect of TGFβ1 on PRL cell proliferation, with marked inhibition by 10-9 M and a slight stimulation by 10-13 M. These results indicate that there is a differential distribution of both TGFβ1 and p27 in various anterior pituitary cell types and that TGFβ1 directly down-regulates p27 in cultured anterior pituitary cells.
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U2 - 10.1210/endo.137.7.8770931
DO - 10.1210/endo.137.7.8770931
M3 - Article
C2 - 8770931
AN - SCOPUS:0029894515
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 137
SP - 3051
EP - 3060
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 7
ER -