PMID- 33227421 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210524 LR - 20210524 IS - 1879-1107 (Electronic) IS - 1096-4959 (Linking) VI - 252 DP - 2021 Feb-Mar TI - Short communication: Tissue-specific transcript expression of P-glycoprotein isoforms abcb1a and abcb1b in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following induction with clotrimazole. PG - 110538 LID - S1096-4959(20)30132-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110538 [doi] AB - P-glycoprotein (P-gp) plays a pivotal role in cellular defense, aimed at reducing xenobiotic accumulation. As a member of the ABC family of proteins, expression of this protein confers the multixenobiotic resistant (MXR) phenotype in aquatic organisms, including fish. To identify tissues protected by or contributing to the elimination of xenobiotics via P-gp, tissue-specific P-gp isoforms abcb1a and abcb1b transcript expression were measured in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Tissues investigated included the proximal and distal intestines, liver, head kidney, gills, gonads, and 5 regions of the brain: olfactory lobe, cerebrum, optic lobe, cerebellum and medulla. Abcb1a transcript was more widely expressed across tissues and generally showed higher transcript expression than abcb1b. Deviation from this trend occurred in the gills, cerebrum and head kidney, where transcript levels were relatively equal between abcb1a and abcb1b. Intestinal tissues had greater abcb1a expression than abcb1b (3 orders of magnitude). Abcb1b was absent from liver tissue indicating that abcb1a is relied upon for hepatic defense. This study suggests that abcb1b acts to protect sensitive organs from compounds in the systemic circulation (brain and gonad), whereas abcb1a acts primarily in an elimination role in organs such as liver and intestine. To determine if P-gp induction alters transcript responses, the antifungal mammalian Pregnane-X-Receptor (PXR) agonist clotrimazole (CTZ) was used. CTZ-treated rainbow trout showed significantly increased abcb1b transcript expression in the optic lobe and distal intestine, providing evidence that trout PXR exhibits a similar substrate base as mammalian PXR, albeit selectively in regions of the brain and intestine. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Love, Ryan C AU - Love RC AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada. FAU - Osachoff, Heather L AU - Osachoff HL AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada. FAU - Kennedy, Christopher J AU - Kennedy CJ AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada. Electronic address: ckennedy@sfu.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201121 PL - England TA - Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol JT - Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology JID - 9516061 RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1) RN - 0 (Antifungal Agents) RN - 0 (Fish Proteins) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - G07GZ97H65 (Clotrimazole) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Antifungal Agents/pharmacology MH - Clotrimazole/*pharmacology MH - Fish Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Gills/drug effects/metabolism MH - Liver/drug effects/metabolism MH - Oncorhynchus mykiss/genetics/*metabolism MH - Organ Specificity MH - Protein Isoforms MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - ABC transporter OT - Clotrimazole OT - Induction OT - P-glycoprotein OT - Rainbow trout EDAT- 2020/11/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/25 06:00 CRDT- 2020/11/23 20:09 PHST- 2020/09/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/11/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/11/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/11/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/23 20:09 [entrez] AID - S1096-4959(20)30132-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110538 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 2021 Feb-Mar;252:110538. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110538. Epub 2020 Nov 21.