PMID- 6139269 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19840107 LR - 20131121 IS - 0198-0238 (Print) IS - 0198-0238 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 3 DP - 1983 TI - Induction of the acute-phase reactant, alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, by glucocorticoids in rat hepatoma cells. PG - 205-12 AB - alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (alpha 1-AGP), or orosomucoid, is shown to be inducible by glucocorticoids in HTC rat hepatoma cells. Immunoprecipitation of [35S]methionine pulse-labeled proteins from these cells reveals secreted proteins of Mr = 35,000-48,000 (alpha 1-AGP) and Mr greater than 180,000, both of which are greatly enhanced by glucocorticoid treatment. The amount of alpha 1-AGP-specific mRNA in HTC cells is greatly increased (at least 100-fold) in response to glucocorticoids. The new steady-state level of RNA is approached with a t 1/2 of about 8 hr and the RNA consists of a single species of approximately 850 bases. The response is specific for glucocorticoids since: (i) the EC50 for dexamethasone is 30 nM; (ii) the glucocorticoid antagonist, progesterone, inhibits the induction by dexamethasone; and (iii) a glucocorticoid receptor-deficient cell line is incapable of alpha 1-AGP mRNA induction. This is a secondary hormonal response since inhibition of protein synthesis blocks the induction of alpha 1-AGP mRNA by dexamethasone whereas the induction of mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) RNA is unaffected. FAU - Vannice, J L AU - Vannice JL FAU - Ringold, G M AU - Ringold GM FAU - McLean, J W AU - McLean JW FAU - Taylor, J M AU - Taylor JM LA - eng GR - CA33563/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - GM07149/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM25821/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - etc. PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - DNA JT - DNA (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.) JID - 8302432 RN - 0 (Glucocorticoids) RN - 0 (Orosomucoid) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Glucocorticoid) RN - 4G7DS2Q64Y (Progesterone) RN - 7S5I7G3JQL (Dexamethasone) RN - 98600C0908 (Cycloheximide) RN - EC 2.6.1.5 (Tyrosine Transaminase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cycloheximide/pharmacology MH - Dexamethasone/*pharmacology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Glucocorticoids/pharmacology MH - Liver Neoplasms, Experimental MH - Orosomucoid/*biosynthesis MH - Progesterone/pharmacology MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - Rats MH - Receptors, Glucocorticoid/metabolism MH - Tyrosine Transaminase/biosynthesis MH - Virus Activation/drug effects EDAT- 1983/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1983/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 1983/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1983/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1983/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1983/01/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1089/dna.1983.2.205 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - DNA. 1983;2(3):205-12. doi: 10.1089/dna.1983.2.205.