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Endocrinology Vol. 140, No. 7 3363-3371
Copyright © 1999 by The Endocrine Society


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Distribution of the Parathyroid Hormone 2 Receptor in Rat: Immunolocalization Reveals Expression by Several Endocrine Cells1

Ted B. Usdin, Joanne Hilton, Tünde Vertesi, Gyöngyi Harta, Gino Segre and Éva Mezey

Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute of Mental Health (T.B.U., J.H.), Basic Neurosciences Program, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (T.V., G.H., E.M.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; and Endocrine Unit (G.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Ted Usdin, Laboratory of Genetics, NIMH, Building 36/Room 3D06, 36 Convent Drive MSC4094, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4094. E-mail: usdin{at}codon.nih.gov


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The PTH2 receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor selectively activated by PTH. We are studying the receptors distribution to guide the investigation of its physiological function. We have now generated an antibody from a C-terminal peptide sequence of the PTH2 receptor and used this to study its cellular distribution. Labeling with the antibody identified a number of endocrine cells expressing the PTH2 receptor, including thyroid parafollicular cells, pancreatic islet D cells, and some gastrointestinal peptide synthesizing cells. There was complete overlap of PTH2 receptor labeling with somatostatin in pancreatic islets, and partial overlap with somatostatin in thyroid parafollicular cells and in the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, observations made previously by in situ hybridization histochemistry, including expression throughout the cardiovascular system, as well as by discrete populations of cells within the gastrointestinal tract and reproductive system were confirmed. These data suggest a broad role for the PTH2 receptor, especially within the endocrine system, and provide a basis for experimental exploration of its physiology.


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THE PTH2 RECEPTOR is a G protein-coupled receptor selectively activated by PTH (1, 2, 3) that we identified in a homology based screen, using common sequences within the secretin (Type II) family of G protein-coupled receptors (1). It is most similar in sequence and ligand recognition specificity to the PTH/PTHrP (PTH1) receptor (4, 5). Upon amino acid sequence alignment the PTH2 and PTH1 receptors have about 50% identity. Both are activated by PTH but only the PTH1 receptor is activated by PTH-related protein (PTHrP). Studies of PTH action had not predicted the existence of the PTH2 receptor. The PTH1 receptor is expressed at high levels in the kidney and skeleton, where it most likely mediates the effects of PTH on calcium homeostasis. Its mutation in Jansen’s disease (6) or in transgenic mice (7) demonstrates a critical role in skeletal development. PTH has effects at sites outside the kidney and bone including the vasculature, heart, and pancreas (8, 9, 10, 11). Because Northern blot and RT-PCR analysis indicate a near ubiquitous distribution for the PTH1 receptor (12, 13) it could be responsible for the effects of PTH in most tissues. Most of the effects of PTH are also produced by PTHrP, and locally produced PTHrP is thought to be the endogenous messenger at many sites where PTH effects are observed (14). Some effects of PTH appear to be mediated by receptors with ligand specificity or second messenger coupling different from the PTH/PTHrP receptor. Those described to date (15, 16) do not correlate well with the properties of the PTH2 receptor established in transfected tissue culture cells. Thus, considerably more investigation is required to determine the physiological role of the PTH2 receptor. Knowledge of the tissues and cells where the PTH2 receptor is expressed will provide an important guide for experiments investigating its function.

Northern blots show that PTH2 receptor messenger RNA (mRNA) is most abundant in the brain and that it is also present in lung, pancreas, placenta, and testis (1). In situ hybridization histochemistry reveals that many more tissues express PTH2 receptor mRNA, and that it is expressed by distinct and often quantitatively minor cell populations within those tissues (17). In the cardiovascular system, it is expressed by vascular endothelium and smooth muscle, endocardium, and myocardium. In the gastrointestinal tract scattered cells that, based on morphology and distribution, appear to be mucus-producing cells and endocrine cells express PTH2 receptor mRNA. In the testis it is expressed by sperm, especially within the head of the epididymis, and it is also present within some ovarian follicles. Within the kidney, its mRNA was detected within a very small number of cells near the vascular pole of glomeruli.

We have now developed an antibody specifically recognizing the PTH2 receptor. We thought that it was important to confirm that the PTH2 receptor protein was expressed by cells where its mRNA was previously detected because protein expression does not necessarily parallel that of the mRNA encoding it. Labeling with the antibody also led to detection of cells not previously known to express the PTH2 receptor, and double-labeling contributed to their identification.


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Antibody generation and purification
Rabbits were immunized with the synthetic peptide RQIDSHVTLPGYVWSSSEQDC conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (synthesized and conjugated by the biopolymer synthesis facility at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA). IgG was purified from the serum using protein A Sepharose (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Inc., Piscataway, NJ; (18)). Antibody was affinity purified as described (18) after coupling 0.5 mg of the antigen peptide to Sulfolink gel (Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford, IL) according to the manufacturer’s protocol. Protein A or affinity purified antibody was used at a final concentration of approximately 0.3–0.4 micrograms/ml.

Cell culture and Western blots
HEK293 cells stably expressing the human PTH1 or PTH2 receptor have previously been briefly described (19). Incubation with 1 µM PTH produces an approximately 50-fold stimulation of cAMP accumulation in either cell line, 1 µM PTHrP produces similar stimulation in only the PTH1 receptor expressing cells, and there is no significant stimulation by either peptide in nontransfected HEK293 cells. Saturation analysis using binding of 125I-rPTH (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34) to membranes prepared from these cells indicates a receptor density of approximately 1 pmol/mg protein in each cell line (Hoare, S., and T. Usdin, unpublished observations). For Western blots P2 membranes were prepared from confluent plates of HEK293 derived cell lines. Pellets were suspended directly in gel loading buffer or first digested with PNGase F (New England Biolabs, Inc., Beverly MA) according to the suppliers protocol. Electrophoresis and transfer to nitrocellulose membranes were performed according to the protocols supplied with the 10% Nu-PAGE gels and transfer buffer (Novex, San Diego, CA). Membranes were stained with Ponceau-S to verify even transfer, the positions of molecular weight standards marked, and then blocked by incubation in Blotto (18) for 60 min followed by incubation with primary antisera, and then horseradish peroxidase coupled secondary antibody for 1 h diluted in Blotto. Antibody binding was detected using enhanced chemiluminescence (SuperSignal Ultra; Pierce Chemical Co.).

Immunohistochemical methods
Immunostaining protocols and reagents are described in detail on the world wide web (http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/lcmr/snge/Protocols/IHH/immuno.html). Standard indirect immunofluorescence or avidin-biotin horseradish peroxidase histochemistry (ABC) was performed on 4% paraformaldehyde perfused 12-µm thick cryostat sectioned tissue. A few sections are from tissue frozen and sectioned before fixation. This material was postfixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and is noted in the relevant figure legends. Tissue was from 150–200 g Sprague Dawley rats (Taconic, Germantown, NY) or rat embryos of the noted ages except for the mouse bone described (see Fig. 10Go). Fixed, decalcified, paraffin sectioned mouse femur was obtained from Molecular Histology Laboratories (Rockville, MD). It was deparaffinized in xylene and then rehydrated through decreasing concentrations of ethanol and incubated in PBS before labeling, as performed for other tissues.



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Figure 10. PTH2 receptor immunoreactivity in bone. Sections from the proximal end of an adult mouse femur are shown. The region used for higher power images is indicated by the rectangle in a low magnification view of autofluorescence photographed through fluoroscein optics (a). Two of the cells showing PTH2 receptor immunoreactivity, detected with a Cy3 labeled secondary antibody, are indicated by arrows (a). Parallel staining with antibody absorbed against the peptide used to generate the antibody shows only autofluorescence, which has a much more homogenous appearance than the nonabsorbed antibody labeling (c). Scale bar, 100 microns (a), 10 microns (b and c).

 
Tissue culture cells were grown on glass coverslips, rinsed briefly with PBS, fixed for 10 min in 4% formaldehyde, rinsed extensively with PBS, and then incubated with primary and secondary antibodies as described above for tissue. Absorbed (control) antibody solution was prepared by incubating antibody diluted to the working concentration overnight at 4 C in blocking buffer containing 1 µg/ml peptide antigen (not conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin).

In situ hybridization histochemistry. The in situ hybridization data presented in this manuscript are from detailed reexamination of material generated in a previous study (17).

Immunological reagents
Fluorescent secondary antibodies were indocarbocyanine (Cy3), fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), or aminomethylcoumarin acetate conjugates of donkey immunoglobulin prepared for multiple labeling (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc., West Grove, PA). Labeling with horseradish peroxidase used Vectastain ABC elite reagents (Vector Laboratories, Inc., Burlingame, CA). Antibody 10A8 recognizing MG160 (a Golgi selective marker (20, 21) used at 1:100) was a gift of Nicholas K. Gonatas (University of Pennsylvania). Mouse monoclonal antibody to caveolin-3 (used at 1 µg/ml) was from Transduction Laboratories, Inc. (Lexington, KY). Rat monoclonal antibody to somatostatin was from PharMingen (San Diego, CA). Rabbit antibody to somatostatin (used at 1:400) was from INCSTAR Corp. (Stillwater, ME). Guinea pig antibody to insulin (used at 1:2000) was from INCSTAR Corp. Rabbit antibody to histidine decarboxylase (used at 1:2000) was from Euro-Diagnostica (Malmö, Sweden).


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Antibody production and specificity
Rabbits were immunized with a peptide corresponding to residues 480–500 of the rat PTH2 receptor (GenBank Entry U55836), which are within its intracellular C-terminus. The deduced rat and human receptor sequences differ at only 3 out of the 21 amino acids in this sequence, so we attempted to use cells expressing the cloned human receptor to screen the antibodies. Antibodies from two rabbits immunized with this peptide produce strong labeling of HEK293 cells stably expressing the human PTH2 receptor, detected either with a fluorescent secondary antibody (Fig. 1Go) or a horseradish peroxidase coupled secondary antibody (not shown). Preimmune serum does not label the PTH2 receptor-expressing cells, and no labeling of either the parent HEK293 cells (not shown) or HEK293 cells stably expressing the human PTH1 receptor (which should express the same endogenous epitopes as the parent cells) is detected. Similarly, there is intense labeling of 20–30% of COS-7 cells transfected with PTH2 receptor cDNA but no labeling of cells in mock transfected cultures (not shown). Several bands are labeled in Western blots of PTH2 receptor-enriched membranes (Fig. 2Go), probably representing a combination of multiple glycosylation states and aggregation or oligomerization of the receptor. The highest mobility major band migrates with an apparent molecular weight of 84K, consistent with the size seen following western blotting of a C-terminal epitope labeled PTH2 receptor (Clark, J., and T. Usdin, unpublished observations), and labeling of the receptor with a radioactive photoaffinity ligand (2). Following digestion with PNGase F, the mobility of the high mobility major band increases to an apparent molecular weight of 63K, consistent with the predicted size of the protein based on its cDNA sequence. No signal is seen in membranes prepared from the parent HEK293 cells or ones expressing the PTH1 receptor. The limited sequence identity between the antigen and the rat PTH1 receptor is identical to that with the human PTH1 receptor, and no significant labeling is detected in rat kidney tubules (see Fig. 12Go). Absorption of the antibody with the peptide used to generate it eliminates tissue labeling (see examples shown in Figs. 5Go and 10Go), and specific staining is absent when preimmune serum is used to label tissue (see examples shown in Figs. 9Go and 11Go).



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Figure 1. Antibody labeling of tissue culture cells expressing the PTH2 receptor. HEK293 cells stably expressing the human PTH2 receptor are shown in the first and second columns (a–h) or the PTH/PTHrP (PTH1) receptor in the third and fourth columns (i–p) receptor. Cells labeled with preimmune serum from rabbit no. 1 are in the first row (a, b, i, j); preimmune serum from rabbit no. 2 in the second row (c, d, k, l); sera from rabbit no. 1 following immunization in the third row (e, f, m, n); and from rabbit no. 2 after immunization in the fourth row (g, h, o, p). Detection of the primary antibody with a Cy3 labled secondary antibody is shown in the first column (a, c, e, g) and the third column (i, k, m, o), and paired photographs in the second (b, d, f, h) and fourth (j, l, n, p) columns show nuclear staining detected with DAPI (4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole) in the same field. Note strong staining of the PTH2 receptor expressing cells by the immune serum and the complete lack of staining by preimmune serum and of cells expressing the PTH1 receptor. The photographs show the entire field viewed with a 16x objective

 


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Figure 2. Western blot of membranes prepared from the parent HEK293 cells (293) or ones stably expressing the PTH2 or PTH/PTHrP (PTH1) receptor. Membranes shown in the right half of the blot were treated with PNGase F to remove N-linked carbohydrate. The positions of molecular weight markers are shown at the left. Very light bands at and below 55K varied between gels and probably represent proteolytic products. Note that all immunoreactivity is limited to the PTH2 receptor-expressing cells.

 


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Figure 12. PTH2 receptor antibody labeling of a glomerulus-associated cell in the kidney. An arrow points to a single cell near the vascular pole of a glomerulus, which is strongly labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody, detected with a Cy3 labeled secondary antibody. Differential interference contrast illumination (a) and fluorescence illumination (b) are shown. Scale bar, 10 microns.

 


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Figure 5. PTH2 receptor immunoreactivity detected by the ABC technique in the pancreas at embryonic day 17. There are a large number of cells that are strongly labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody in the embryonic pancreas. A few of the labeled cells are indicated by arrows in panel a. Panel b shows that absorbtion of the antibody with the peptide antigen completely eliminates tissue staining; differential interference illumination was used so that some tissue structure would be visible. Fresh frozen tissue fixed after sectioning was used in panels a and b. Panel c is from a perfusion fixed animal labeled with the PTH2 receptor antibody. Note stronger staining as well as large spaces within the tissue in panel c, probably resulting from perfusion pressure. Scale bars, 200 microns (a and b) and 100 microns (c).

 


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Figure 9. PTH2 receptor immunoreactivity in the aorta. Adjacent sections from a fresh frozen, post fixed 17-day-old rat embryo were labeled with protein A purified preimmune (left) or immune serum (right). Immunoreactivity was detected using the ABC technique. Scale bars, 100 microns.

 


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Figure 11. PTH2 receptor antibody labeling of developing bone. Cross-sections through two vertebral bodies are shown. Adjacent sections from a fresh frozen, postfixed 17-day-old rat embryo were labeled with protein A purified preimmune (left) or immune serum (right). Immunoreactivity was detected using the ABC technique. Scale bars, 100 microns.

 
Pancreas
Some of the cells located in the outer rim of pancreatic islets are strongly labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody (Fig. 3Go, a–c). This position is characteristic of several noninsulin-producing islet cell types. Double labeling shows that the PTH2 receptor positive cells are somatostatin producing cells. There is precise coincidence of labeling by PTH2 receptor and somatostatin directed antibodies, but no overlap between the PTH2 receptor positive cells and antibody staining for insulin (Fig. 3cGo), pancreatic polypeptide, or glucagon (not shown), which are present in distinct cells (22, 23, 24).



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Figure 3. PTH2 receptor double labeling. Top row, PTH2 receptor, somatostatin, and insulin immunoreactivity in a pancreatic islet. Labeling by the PTH2 receptor antibody (raised in rabbits) was detected with an FITC (green) labeled secondary antibody (a). Labeling of somatostatin (by a mouse monoclonal antibody) was detected with a Cy3 (red)-labeled secondary antibody on the same section (b). A triple exposure shows labeling of insulin (by an antibody raised in guinea pig) detected with an aminomethylcoumarin acetate (blue) secondary antibody as well as labeling of the PTH2 receptor and somatostatin. The overlap of PTH2 receptor (green) and somatostatin (red) labeling creates orange. There is complete overlap between the PTH2 receptor and somatostatin labeling. Second row, PTH2 receptor (d, green) and somatostatin (red; e) immunoreactivity in the stomach. An arrow points to one of the many cells expressing both somatostatin and the PTH2 receptor, whereas arrowheads point to two different cells that contain the PTH2 receptor or somatostatin but not both. Third row, PTH2 receptor (f, red) and histidine decarboxylase (g, blue) immunoreactivity in the stomach. All of the histidine decarboxylase positive cells in this field are also labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody, two are indicated by arrows. An arrowhead points to one of several cells in the section labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody in which histidine decarboxylase is not detected. Fourth row, Confocal microscope imaging of PTH2 receptor and caveolin-3 immunoreactivity in the heart. h) PTH2 receptor antibody labeling detected with a Cy3-labeled secondary antibody. i, Caveolin-3 immunoreactivity detected in the same section with an FITC-labeled secondary antibody. j, Images from h and i combined. The optical section is equivalent to approximately 0.7 microns, so the overlap of PTH2 receptor patches with caveolin-3 labeling suggests that to the resolution provided by light microscopy they are in the same plane. The PTH2 receptor is present in discrete regions of the membrane that appear to be associated with areas of cell contact. Confocal microscopy was performed on a Carl Zeiss (Thornwood, NY) LSM 410 laser scanning confocal microscope. The 488 and 568 nm lines of a krypton/argon laser were used for fluorescence excitation of FITC and Cy3 respectively. All scale bars in this figure, 10 microns.

 
In our earlier study of PTH2 receptor mRNA distribution (17), we did not report expression in pancreatic islets. There was less probe hybridization over islets than over exocrine tissue, which lead us to suggest that pancreatic islets did not contain PTH2 receptor mRNA. However, on reexamination of slides from that study, a small number of clearly labeled cells are indeed apparent on the rim of islets in a position corresponding to the PTH2 receptor antibody labeling (Fig. 4Go).



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Figure 4. PTH2 receptor mRNA in a pancreatic islet. In situ hybridization of an 35S-labeled PTH2 receptor riboprobe shows labeling of several cells (arrows) at the periphery of a pancreatic islet under brightfield (a) and darkfield (b) illumination. A higher power magnification of part of the field containing the two arrows and a blood vessel (V) is shown (c, d). Scale bars, 10 microns.

 
Viewed through the microscope, there also appeared to be labeling of cells in the exocrine pancreas. This labeling was very weak and difficult to unequivocally document, but it was blocked by absorption of the antibody with the antigenic peptide. Labeling of exocrine as well as endocrine pancreatic cells is quite clear in embryos (Fig. 5Go), providing additional support for the suggestion of low level persistence of exocrine expression of the PTH2 receptor in adult rats.

Thyroid gland
Parafollicular cells within the thyroid gland are labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody (Fig. 6Go). They comprise a numerically minor population of cells within the thyroid gland and, like the D-cells in pancreatic islets, were not obvious following in situ hybridization. When slides from the previous in situ hybridization study were reexamined, increased grain density over cells with the distribution of parafollicular cells was apparent (Fig. 7cGo). Double labeling with antibodies to somatostatin and the PTH2 receptor demonstrates that many of the PTH2 receptor antibody-labeled cells contain somatostatin (Fig. 7Go, a and b).



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Figure 6. PTH2 receptor immunoreactivity in tracheal cartilage and the thyroid gland. A region of tracheal cartilage is present in the left part of the field. Arrowheads indicate two of the many immunoreactive chondrocytes. The thyroid gland occupies the right part of the field. Asterisks are within thyroid follicles. An arrow points to a group of cells labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody. Their position between thyroid follicles is consistent with that of parafollicular cells. The PTH2 receptor antibody was detected with a Cy3 labeled second antibody. Scale bar, 10 microns.

 


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Figure 7. PTH2 receptor and somatostatin labeling in the thyroid gland. Parafollicular cells are labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody (detected with an FITC-labeled secondary antibody; a). Many of the same cells are labeled by an antibody to somatostatin (detected with a Cy3 labeled secondary antibody; b). Asterisks are within thyroid follicles that do not contain any PTH2 receptor or somatostatin-labeled cells. In a separate experiment in situ hybridization using an 35S-labeled PTH2 receptor riboprobe (c) shows labeling of cells in the position of parafollicular cells (arrows). Scale bars, 10 microns.

 
Gastrointestinal system
Several types of cells in the gastrointestinal tract are labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody (Fig. 3Go, d–g). Mucin-producing cells (not shown), identified by their characteristic morphology and distribution, are labeled in the gastric epithelium. In situ hybridization previously demonstrated labeling of additional cells, which seemed likely to be endocrine cells, based on their frequency and location within the epithelium. This was confirmed, and the identity of two of the cell types established by double labeling. There is partial overlap here between labeling by the PTH2 receptor antibody and a somatostatin directed antibody. There is also colocalization of labeling by an antibody to histidine decarboxylase, which has recently been established as a marker for gastrin secreting cells (25), and the PTH2 receptor antibody. In addition, parasympathetic ganglion cells in the submucosal and myenteric plexuses are distinctly labeled by the antibody throughout the gastrointestinal tract (Fig. 8Go).



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Figure 8. PTH2 receptor immunoreactivity in myenteric ganglionic cells. Labeling of ganglion cells, detected with Cy3 labeled secondary antibody, is apparent between the circular (CM) and transverse (TM) muscle layers of the stomach. Scale bar, 10 microns.

 
Cardiovascular system
The PTH2 receptor directed antibody labels cells throughout the cardiovascular system, including vascular endothelium and smooth muscle, consistent with previous in situ hybridization data. Strong labeling of cells in all parts of the heart is particularly dramatic. Much of the antibody labeling has a punctate distribution on or within cardiac muscle cells. These could represent localized domains of high concentration on the cell surface, or accumulation within intracellular organelles. The PTH2 receptor labeling is distinct from the Golgi marker MG160 (20, 21) (data not shown). Labeling of caveolin-3 was used to define the sarcolemma (26). At the resolution afforded by confocal microscopy the PTH2 receptor accumulations appear to be within the plane of the plasma membrane of cardiac myocytes (Fig. 3Go, h–j). Much of the labeling seems to be associated with cell junctions, and could be within intercalated disks, although we cannot be certain of this without additional markers or immunoelectronmicro-scopy.

Vasculature in most tissues is labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody consistent with previous observations made using in situ hybridization. Labeling of embryonic aorta is shown in Fig. 9Go.

Bone and cartilage
Chondrocytes in tracheal cartilage are clearly and intensely labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody (Fig. 6Go). Bone has relatively high autofluorescence and endogenous peroxidase activity, but using affinity purified PTH2 receptor antibody we are able to detect specific labeling of some cells within bone (Fig. 10Go). The labeling has a punctate pattern, like that of labeling by this antibody in other tissues, whereas tissue autofluorescence has a more homogeneous appearance. The punctate labeling is eliminated by absorption of the antibody with the peptide antigen (Fig. 10cGo). Based on their distribution, the labeled cells seem to be primarily chondrocytes in the growth plate and subarticular cartilage. Expression is particularly strong in developing bone (Fig. 11Go).

Kidney
Using in situ hybridization histochemistry, we previously observed one or two cells expressing PTH2 receptor mRNA near the vascular pole of glomeruli. The same pattern of staining is seen with the PTH2 receptor recognizing antibody, and in this case the signal to noise ratio is much better (Fig. 12Go).

Other tissues (not shown)
PTH2 receptor labeling in other tissues generally confirms the distribution we previously determined from in situ hybridization histochemistry (17). The most intense labeling is of neurons within a limited number of nuclei in the brain, as demonstrated by in situ hybridization. There is no labeling in the pituitary gland by the PTH2 receptor antibody. There appears to be weak labeling of a small population of cells within the adrenal medulla. There is also weak labeling throughout the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex. Within the parathyroid gland, a very minor population of cells, which may be oxyphils, appeared to be weakly labeled by the PTH2 receptor antibody, and a similar labeling pattern is seen following in situ hybridization. PTH2 receptor antibody labeling is present in pulmonary bronchioles, some cells within both the white and red pulp in the spleen, and supporting cells (not neurons) in sympathetic ganglia. PTH2 receptor protein is detected in the testis and epididymis with the same general pattern as previously observed for expression of PTH2 receptor mRNA. However, the intensity of the antibody staining, relative to the intensity of the in situ hybridization signal in the testis, is lower than that in other organs.


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We performed this anatomical study to provide a foundation for experiments examining the physiological roles of the PTH2 receptor. The observations were made using an antibody selective for the PTH2 receptor. They support, and significantly extend, our previous survey of the distribution of PTH2 receptor mRNA performed using in situ hybridization histochemistry (17).

The antibody used in this study was raised against a peptide sequence within the C-terminus of the PTH2 receptor. Search of GenBank reveals no other proteins, or open reading frames, which contain this or a similar peptide sequence. Evidence for the specificity of the antibody labeling includes the following: 1) Using immunohistochemistry, the antibody labels tissue culture cells expressing the PTH2 receptor but not the parent cell lines or cells expressing the PTH1 receptor. 2) The same specificity is seen on Western blots of membranes prepared from these cells. 3) The size of the bands detected on Western blots is consistent with that expected for this receptor. 4) The tissue distribution of cells labeled by the antibody is consistent with that determined for PTH2 receptor mRNA by in situ hybridization histochemistry. 5) The antibody labeling is eliminated by preincubation of the antibody with the peptide antigen. Formally, the staining seen with this antibody must be considered PTH2 receptor-like immunoreactivity. However, we are confident that the immunoreactivity represents the PTH2 receptor in the majority of cells and tissues, where in situ hybridization demonstrates the corresponding mRNA. In several areas, including pancreatic islets and the thyroid gland, we saw labeling by the PTH2 receptor antibody where we had not previously observed an in situ hybridization signal. Guided by the immunocytochemistry we did see a clear hybridization signal on careful reexamination of the original material. The sensitivity of detection with this antibody, especially after affinity purification, is significantly greater than in situ hybridization. Thus, in chondrocytes we do not have corroboration of PTH2 receptor expression by an independent technique. The PTH2 receptor antibody labeling was blocked by the peptide used to raise the antibody, but we cannot completely exclude the possibility of a cross reacting antigen.

One of the most striking, and completely new, observations made in this study is precise overlap of expression of the PTH2 receptor and somatostatin within pancreatic islets. This labeling of somatostatin cells was the strongest signal observed, and it lead us to look for colocalization of the PTH2 receptor and somatostatin in other tissues. We observed partial overlap within the gastrointestinal tract and within thyroid parafollicular cells. Because activation of the PTH2 receptor in vitro causes cAMP accumulation (1), and stimulation of cAMP formation or treatment with cAMP analogs cause somatostatin release from pancreatic D cells (27), it seems logical that PTH2 receptor activation should stimulate or enhance somatostatin release. While somatostatin is generally an inhibitory factor, and influences release of both endocrine and exocrine pancreatic products (28, 29, 30), the precise physiological role of pancreatic somatostatin remains an area of active investigation. A biphasic effect of PTH on insulin secretion has been described (9). It is possible that the PTH2 receptor is responsible for the higher dose inhibition of insulin release via stimulation of somatostatin release. Pancreatic islet function is disturbed in both uremia and primary hyperparathyroidism (9, 31, 32, 33) and now a role of the PTH2 receptor in these conditions, through modulation of somatostatin synthesis or release, must be considered.

PTHrP, which acts on the PTH1 but not the PTH2 receptor, is found in all islet cell types and appears to regulate the formation and development of pancreatic islets (34, 35). There has not yet been cellular localization of the PTH1 receptor in islets. Regardless of whether PTHrP acts on the PTH1 receptor or an as yet unidentified receptor, it seems likely that its effects are quite different than those mediated by the PTH2 receptor, because the PTH2 receptor has such a distinct expression by one cell type.

We previously observed PTH2 receptor mRNA in the pancreas on Northern blots (1). It is not clear whether the small number of islet cells labeled by the PTH2 receptor directed antibody are responsible for that signal. In situ hybridization generated a weak signal throughout the exocrine pancreas suggesting that low level expression of PTH2 receptor mRNA by a large number of cells could be responsible for the band detected on Northern blots. Consistent with this, there also appears to be very weak labeling by the PTH2 receptor antibody in the adult exocrine pancreas and stronger labeling in the developing pancreas.

Thyroid parafollicular, or C, cells are labeled by the PTH2 receptor-directed antibody. This quantitatively minor cell population was not identified during our initial in situ hybridization survey. When that material was reexamined in light of the immunohistochemical observations, specific labeling of cells with the characteristic distribution of parafollicular cells was apparent. A subset of the PTH2 receptor antibody labeled cells contain somatostatin, as previously reported for parafollicular cells (36). Because not all somatostatin containing cells are labeled with the PTH2 receptor antibody, it seems likely that not all parafollicular cells express significant levels of the PTH2 receptor. Heterogeneity of parafollicular cells is well known (36). Calcitonin has counter regulatory effects to PTH. C cell release of calcitonin and serotonin is regulated by a calcium sensing receptor similar to the one that regulates PTH release from parathyroid cells (37). It is an intriguing possibility that the PTH2 receptor provides another regulatory input to these cells, perhaps stimulating calcitonin release when PTH levels are high. The PTH2 receptor could also be involved in regulation of other endocrine functions of parafollicular cells.

A question left unanswered by our in situ hybridization study (17) was whether the PTH2 receptor is present in the skeletal system. PTH2 receptor antibody labeling is clearly present in tracheal cartilage. We also see labeling of cells in bone growth plates and subarticular cartilage. Based on location, most of these cells appear to be chondrocytes. Because of the high autofluorescence and endogenous peroxidase activity of bone, we were not able to perform useful double labeling with the current reagents and techniques; thus, the potential expression of PTH2 receptors by other bone cells and the precise identity of the PTH2 receptor expressing cells remains to be addressed. The labeling pattern seen overlaps with the distribution of the PTH1 receptor demonstrated by in situ hybridization (38, 39). Mutation of either the PTH1 receptor or the peptide PTHrP has dramatic effects on bone and cartilage maturation (7, 40, 41). As in other areas of apparent PTH2 receptor expression, selective ligands and genetic studies will be required to determine its physiological function.

PTH2 receptor expression in parafollicular cells and chondrocytes suggests that it may be involved in development or maintenance of the skeletal system, or in calcium metabolism. Parafollicular cells are derivatives of the ultimobranchial body, a calcium regulating organ of phylogenetically older animals. Jüppner and colleagues (42) used the PTH1 receptor as a probe and identified a receptor more homologous to the PTH2 receptor in zebra fish. They did not detect a PTH1 receptor-like gene. These observations suggest that the PTH2 receptor may be part of phylogenetically older regulatory systems.

The PTH2 receptor has a punctate distribution in many cells. In the heart, where we have examined this most closely using confocal microscopy and double labeling with an antibody directed at caveolin, these clusters appear to be on the plasma membrane. Use of additional markers and/or electron microscopy may be required to further define the receptors subcellular localization. This aggregation could reflect the effects of tonic activation by a circulating ligand. A similar distribution is seen in tissue culture cells expressing the PTH2 receptor, and in this case incubation with PTH causes redistribution to a population of larger, clearly perinuclear, spots (unpublished observations).

Many of the cells that express the PTH2 receptor are hormone secreting, and the colocalization with somatostatin is striking. The PTH2 receptor could be involved in the specific regulatory functions of each of the cells that express it. These possibilities need to be experimentally addressed. There are reports of PTH action in many of these tissues including the heart, vasculature, and exocrine and endocrine pancreas but PTHrP effects have also been described. PTH activates the PTH2 receptor in tissue culture cells expressing it, but relatively high concentrations are required. Depending on the experimental conditions (buffer, incubation time, temperature, phosphodiesterase inhibition, etc.) we have observed EC50’s for PTH stimulation of cAMP accumulation ranging from 0.5–10 nM. Because the receptor density, efficiency of coupling, and second messenger systems may differ in the cells that endogenously express the PTH2 receptor, it is difficult to predict what concentration of PTH is required to cause a physiological effect. Circulating levels of PTH are reported to be in the picomolar range. We recently obtained evidence for another peptide that activates the PTH2 receptor (19). Either PTH or a novel ligand, or both, could be the endogenous effector(s) of the PTH2 receptor. Based on the broad, yet cell-specific, distribution demonstrated in this study the PTH2 receptor is likely to have a significant physiological, and possibly clinical, role.


    Acknowledgments
 
We would like to thank Dr. Miklós Palkovits for his help with interpretation of some of the histology, Drs. Palkovits and Leszek Wojnowski for comments on the manuscript, and Alissa Parmalee for labeling embryonic tissue. Ricardo Dreyfuss provided superb photographic support. Dr. Carolyn Smith generously performed confocal microscopy.


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1 This work was supported by the NIMH and NINDS intramural research programs and in part by Grant DK-47237 (to G.V.S.) from the NIH. Back

Received December 16, 1998.


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