Faculty Research 1980 - 1989

Progressive induction of beta-glucuronidase in individual kidney epithelial cells.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1982

Keywords

Enzyme-Induction, Gene-Expression-Regulation, Genes-Regulator, Glucuronidase: bi, ge, Kidney: en, cy, Mice, SUPPORT-U-S-GOVT-P-H-S, Time-Factors

First Page

875

Last Page

881

JAX Source

Biochem Genet 1982 Oct; 20(9-10):875-81.

Grant

GM19521, GM07093

Abstract

The magnitude and kinetics of beta-glucuronidase induction in mouse kidney are determined by a cis-acting regulatory gene, Gus-r, that is closely linked to the enzyme structural gene. The accumulation of beta-glucuronidase mRNA during induction is much slower than the turnover time of the mRNA, suggesting progressive acquisition of mRNA synthesizing capacity during induction. Counts of the numbers of induced cells present at various times of induction in strains carrying three different alleles of Gus-r show that all potentially responsive cells respond immediately. The level of induction is progressive in individual cells and does not involve continued recruitment of new cells into the induced population. It appears that during induction each chromosome becomes progressively more active in directing the synthesis of beta-glucuronidase.

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