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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 267: C450-C455, 1994;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 267, Issue 2 C450-C455, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Glucocorticoids regulate the transcription of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase genes in the infant rat kidney

Z. M. Wang, M. Yasui and G. Celsi
Pediatric Unit, Karolinska Institute, St. Goran's Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Glucocorticoids modulate the maturation of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase mRNA in a tissue- and age-dependent manner. In this study, we report the effect of glucocorticoids on Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase gene transcription in the infant rat kidney. Ten-day-old rats were treated with one intraperitoneal injection of betamethasone. In glucocorticoid-treated rats, there was a significant increase in renal cortical alpha 1- and beta 1-mRNAs (3.08 +/- 0.34- and 4.06 +/- 0.10-fold). Pretreatment with cycloheximide, an inhibitor of protein synthesis, did not abolish the increase in alpha 1- and beta 1-mRNA after glucocorticoids. The alpha 1- and beta 1-gene transcription rates were significantly increased in nuclei isolated from kidneys of glucocorticoid-treated rat (2.16 +/- 0.05- and 3.12 +/- 0.50-fold). Interaction between nuclear proteins and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase alpha 1-promoter was studied by gel retardation assay. Nuclear protein from glucocorticoid-treated rats retarded a fragment of alpha 1-promoter that includes a half-consensus glucocorticoid response element (GRE) at position -750 bp but did not retard a fragment including a half-consensus GRE at position -481. Retardation of alpha 1-promoter was inhibited by incubation with molar excess of GRE or with a monoclonal antibody against glucocorticoid receptor. We conclude that in the infant kidney, glucocorticoids directly stimulate the transcription of alpha 1- and beta 1-Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase subunits. It is likely that the binding of glucocorticoid receptor to alpha 1-Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase promoter requires the presence of an auxiliary factor.


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