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Endocrinology, Vol 134, 815-820, Copyright © 1994 by Endocrine Society
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TO Bruhn, JM Rondeel, TG Bolduc and IM Jackson
Department of Medicine, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903.
We have previously reported the presence of authentic pro-TRH-derived peptides in cultured anterior pituitary (AP) cells. The present studies were undertaken to determine whether pro-TRH mRNA could be demonstrated in the AP and to elucidate the cell type expressing pro-TRH. AP cells were cultured for up to 18 days, during which time the content of both TRH and prepro-TRH-(25-50) rose significantly (P < 0.01). In contrast, the cellular contents of LH, FSH, TSH, and ACTH fell significantly (P < 0.01), whereas that of GH increased by 45.9% (P < 0.05). Northern blot analysis revealed that the levels of pro-TRH mRNA extracted from AP cells (18 days in culture) were similar to those in hypothalamic tissue from adult male rats, indicating a high relative abundance of this mRNA in the AP. In situ hybridization experiments showed a dense accumulation of silver grains over a subpopulation of cultured AP cells. A combination of in situ hybridization for pro-TRH mRNA and immunocytochemistry for pituitary hormones revealed colocalization of pro-TRH mRNA and GH in a subpopulation of somatotrophs. No colocalization with LH-, TSH-, PRL-, or beta-endorphin-containing cells was observed. Immunocytochemistry at the electron microscopic level demonstrated that prepro-TRH-(25-50) was contained in a subpopulation of secretory granules in AP cells expressing this pro-TRH-derived sequence. These studies demonstrate that pro-TRH mRNA is present in cultured AP cells in high concentration and that the pro-TRH gene is expressed within a subpopulation of somatotrophs.
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