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Gene expression of flap endonuclease-1 during cell proliferation and differentiation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10771101     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It has been shown that flap endonuclease-1 (FEN-1), a structure-specific nuclease, acts on the removal of RNA primers during Okazaki fragment maturation in DNA synthesis. To study whether the gene expression of FEN-1 is inducible during cell proliferation, we analyzed the FEN-1 mRNA levels in actively growing cells and non-growing cells. The gene expression of FEN-1 was higher in mitotic cells than in resting cells, and was markedly decreased, especially, when terminal differentiation was induced in promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60 cells). The decline correlated substantially with the ceasing of DNA synthesis. In the examination of tissue-specific gene expression, the human testis, spleen, thymus and mucosal lining of colon tissues expressed this gene actively, whereas the prostate, ovary, small intestine and peripheral blood leukocyte hardly expressed it. In addition, FEN-1 was co-localized with the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in young rat kidney according to immunohistochemistry. These findings suggest that FEN-1 gene expression is inducible during cell proliferation for DNA synthesis, and is down-regulated during cell differentiation.
Authors:
I S Kim; M Y Lee; I H Lee; S L Shin; S Y Lee
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimica et biophysica acta     Volume:  1496     ISSN:  0006-3002     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochim. Biophys. Acta     Publication Date:  2000 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-06-29     Completed Date:  2000-06-29     Revised Date:  2012-06-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217513     Medline TA:  Biochim Biophys Acta     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  333-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Sciences, Chemistry Section, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Socho-Gu, Seoul, South Korea. ikim@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Differentiation
Cell Division
DNA / analysis,  biosynthesis
DNA Replication*
Endodeoxyribonucleases / biosynthesis,  genetics*
Flap Endonucleases
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
Granulocytes / cytology
HL-60 Cells
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Kidney / metabolism
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocytes / cytology
Male
Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Rats
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Spleen / metabolism
Testis / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; 0/RNA, Messenger; 9007-49-2/DNA; EC 3.1.-/Endodeoxyribonucleases; EC 3.1.-/Flap Endonucleases; EC 3.1.11.-/FEN1 protein, human

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