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| العنوان: |
Progesterone Receptor Isoforms in the Mammary Gland of Cats and Dogs. |
| المؤلفون: |
Gracanin, A, de Gier, J, Zegers, K, Bominaar, M, Rutteman, GR, Schaefers-Okkens, AC, Kooistra, HS, Mol, JA |
| المصدر: |
Reproduction in Domestic Animals; Dec2012 Supplement, Vol. 47, p313-317, 5p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PROGESTERONE receptors, MAMMARY glands, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, NUCLEOTIDE sequence, SOMATOTROPIN, CAT physiology, DOG physiology |
| مستخلص: |
Contents Progesterone exerts its effect by binding to specific progesterone receptors ( PR) within the cell. In dogs and cats, no data are available on PR isoforms as found in other species. We therefore investigated the sequence of the PR gene and encoded protein in dogs and cats, the expression of PR isoforms in mammary tissue using Western blots and the presence of PR in mammary tissue using immunohistochemistry. Comparison of the amino acid sequence of the canine and feline PR with human PR revealed major differences in the PR- B-specific upstream segment ( BUS). However, the essential activation function 3 ( AF3) domain was intact in the cat but mutated in the dog. The DNA and ligand-binding domains were highly similar among the species. In cats with fibroadenomatous hyperplasia ( FAH), high expression of PR m RNA together with growth hormone ( GH), GH receptor ( GHR) and IGF-I m RNA was found in comparison with feline mammary carcinomas. Immunohistochemical analysis showed strong nuclear as well as cytoplasmic staining for PR in FAH. Western blot analysis revealed expression of the PR- A and PR- B isoforms in the feline mammary gland. In canine mammary tissue, the most abundant PR staining was found in proliferative zones of the mammary gland. Western blot analyses showed mainly staining for PR- A with lower PR- B staining. It is concluded that in dogs and cats both PR isoforms are expressed. The role of mutations found in the canine PR- B is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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