PMID- 7775586 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950711 LR - 20131121 IS - 0021-9541 (Print) IS - 0021-9541 (Linking) VI - 163 IP - 3 DP - 1995 Jun TI - Patterns of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase gene expression during ontogeny of the murine palate. PG - 431-40 AB - Normal growth and differentiation of embryonic palatal tissue depends on regulated levels of intracellular cAMP. Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases (PKA) act to mediate the biological activities of cAMP. PKA isozyme protein profiles demonstrate a clear pattern of temporal alterations in embryonic palatal tissue during its development. In order to ascertain the molecular basis for changing PKA isozyme profiles during palatal ontogeny, the spatial and temporal expression of mRNAs for regulatory (RI alpha, RII alpha, and RII beta) and catalytic (C alpha) subunits of PKA was examined. RNA extracted from murine embryonic palatal tissue (days 12-14 of gestation) was examined by Northern blot analysis. Significant levels of constitutively expressed RI alpha and C alpha mRNA were seen on all days of gestation examined. RI alpha transcripts were substantially less abundant in palate mesenchymal cells in vitro than in palatal tissue in vivo. Levels of RII alpha and RII beta mRNA were highest on gestational day (GD) 12, a period characterized by pronounced palatal tissue growth. In addition, patterns of tissue distribution of RII beta, not previously described, were examined in the developing embryonic palate. A dramatic developmental shift in tissue distribution of RII beta was seen. The isozyme was evenly distributed between palatal epithelial and mesenchymal cells on GD 12 but by GD 14, RII beta was predominantly localized to palatal epithelial cells. Direct activation of adenylate cyclase with forskolin in murine embryonic palate mesenchymal (MEPM) cells resulted in an increase in RII alpha mRNA levels but had no effect on steady state levels of RII beta or C alpha mRNA. In addition, elevation of intracellular levels of cAMP resulted in a shift in the transcriptional profile of RI alpha mRNAs. Results of this study document specific patterns of expression for the genes encoding the various cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory and C alpha subunits in murine embryonic palatal tissue. In addition, we have demonstrated adaptational changes of this kinase in MEPM cells in response to conditions of increased intracellular levels of cAMP. FAU - Greene, R M AU - Greene RM AD - Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. FAU - Lloyd, M R AU - Lloyd MR FAU - Uberti, M AU - Uberti M FAU - Nugent, P AU - Nugent P FAU - Pisano, M M AU - Pisano MM LA - eng GR - DE-05550/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - DE-08199/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - DE10323/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - etc. PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Cell Physiol JT - Journal of cellular physiology JID - 0050222 RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIIalpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIbeta Subunit) RN - 0 (Prkar1a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Prkar1b protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Prkar2a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - E0399OZS9N (Cyclic AMP) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cyclic AMP/metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIIalpha Subunit MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIbeta Subunit MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/*genetics MH - Female MH - Fetus/*physiology MH - *Gene Expression MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Intracellular Membranes/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Palate/*embryology MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism EDAT- 1995/06/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/06/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/06/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/06/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/06/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/06/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jcp.1041630302 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Physiol. 1995 Jun;163(3):431-40. doi: 10.1002/jcp.1041630302.