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Differential Expression of Calcitonin and Parathyroid Hormone/Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Receptors in P19 Embryonic Carcinoma Cells Treated with Retinoic Acid¹

Research Laboratory for Calcium Metabolism, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (M.E., J.A.F., R.M.), Brain Research Institute (R.A.M.), University of Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland

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Mouse embryonic carcinoma P19 cell aggregates treated with retinoic acid (RA) sequentially differentiate into neurons and astrocytes, whereas attached cells develop a mesodermal phenotype. The expression of calcitonin (CT) and PTH/PTH-related protein (PTHrP) receptors was investigated in embryonic cells, and during neural and mesodermal differentiation. In embryonic P19 cells, specific binding of [¹²⁵I]salmon (s) CT(1–32) ([¹²⁵I]sCT(1–32)) was 56 fmol/mg protein, and of [¹²⁵I]chicken (ch) [Tyr³⁶]PTHrP(1–36) amide ([¹²⁵I]-chPTHrP(1–36)) < 0.5 fmol/mg protein. Correspondingly, cAMP was maximally stimulated 47-fold by sCT(1–32) (EC₅₀ 0.05 nM) and 3-fold by chPTHrP(1–36) (EC₅₀ 1.3 nM). Receptor autoradiography revealed specific binding of [¹²⁵I]sCT(1–32) to the undifferentiated P19 cells, but not to RA induced neurons and astrocytes. At the same time, [¹²⁵I]sCT(1–32) binding and cAMP accumulation by sCT were gradually decreased. But, specific binding of [¹²⁵I]chPTHrP(1–36) was raised at least 6-fold compared with embryonic cells to 3 fmol/mg protein, in parallel with a 10-fold higher maximal cAMP accumulation. A similar, but delayed suppression of CT and stimulation of PTH/PTHrP receptor expression was observed during mesodermal cell differentiation. The results indicate that CT receptors are associated with undifferentiated P19 cells, whereas PTH/PTHrP receptors are expressed in RA induced neural and mesodermal cells.

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