ISSN:
1573-5168
Keywords:
CHD3
;
cell culture
;
complement
;
differential mRNA display polymerase chain reaction
;
growth
;
nucleolin
;
protein kinase
;
rainbow trout
;
RTG-2 cell
;
salinity
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The direct effect of osmolality on growth and mRNA population were investigated in the rainbow trout cell line (RTG-2). These cells can grow in the media of osmolalities ranging from 200 to 600 mosmol kg-1. With two-dimensional electrophoresis, the in vitro translation of poly(A+) RNA isolated from these cells showed osmoresponsive changes in the population of translatable mRNAs. Using differential mRNA display polymerase chain reaction, however, we identified inducible cDNA products in hyper-osmotic and hypo-osmotic media as third component of complement, and as homologues of known genes: an atypical protein kinase regulated by the thyrotropin-dependent mitogenic pathway, nucleolin and CHD3. The remaining cDNAs have no significant homology in GenBank. Northern blots demonstrate that their mRNA levels were induced in hyper-osmotic and hypo-osmotic media, but not by other stresses. The expressed proteins of these mRNAs may be involved directly or indirectly in the adaptation of RTG-2 cells to different osmolalities probably through the osmotic signal transduction and adjustment in cellular metabolism to osmotic stress.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007843508043
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