TY - JOUR
T1 - Organ-specific distribution of AP-1 in AP-1 luciferase transgenic mice during the maturation process
AU - Zhong, Shu Ping
AU - Ma, Wei-Ya
AU - Quealy, James A.
AU - Zhang, Yiguo
AU - Dong, Zigang
PY - 2001/2
Y1 - 2001/2
N2 - Activator protein-1 (AP-1), a dimeric complex consisting of proteins encoded by the jun and fos gene families, is a transcription factor induced by a variety of signals including those eliciting proliferation, differentiation, and neoplastic transformation. Although AP-1 has been widely studied in the last decade, physiological levels of AP-1 in different tissues are unclear. In the present study, we analyzed AP-1 activity in several organs (liver, kidney, brain, lung, spleen, heart, skin) of AP-1-luciferase transgenic mice of various ages. Results of these studies indicate that the level of AP-1 in young mice is much higher than that in older mice, and, second, that the skin contains considerably higher levels of AP-1 than other organs. The level of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) in skin was higher in 1- and 2-day-old mice than in mice of other ages. In addition, phosphorylated p38 kinase was high in 2-day-old and 1-wk-old mice, but phosphorylated c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase was not detected at any age. AP-1 activity and level of phosphorylated ERKs declined with maturation. These results imply that AP-1 activity mediated through an ERKs-dependent pathway may be involved in skin development.
AB - Activator protein-1 (AP-1), a dimeric complex consisting of proteins encoded by the jun and fos gene families, is a transcription factor induced by a variety of signals including those eliciting proliferation, differentiation, and neoplastic transformation. Although AP-1 has been widely studied in the last decade, physiological levels of AP-1 in different tissues are unclear. In the present study, we analyzed AP-1 activity in several organs (liver, kidney, brain, lung, spleen, heart, skin) of AP-1-luciferase transgenic mice of various ages. Results of these studies indicate that the level of AP-1 in young mice is much higher than that in older mice, and, second, that the skin contains considerably higher levels of AP-1 than other organs. The level of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) in skin was higher in 1- and 2-day-old mice than in mice of other ages. In addition, phosphorylated p38 kinase was high in 2-day-old and 1-wk-old mice, but phosphorylated c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase was not detected at any age. AP-1 activity and level of phosphorylated ERKs declined with maturation. These results imply that AP-1 activity mediated through an ERKs-dependent pathway may be involved in skin development.
KW - Activator protein-1
KW - Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase
KW - P38
KW - Skin
KW - c-Jun NH-terminal kinase
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U2 - 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.2.r376
DO - 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.2.r376
M3 - Article
C2 - 11208564
AN - SCOPUS:0035012241
SN - 0363-6119
VL - 280
SP - R376-R381
JO - American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
JF - American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
IS - 2 49-2
ER -