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Regulated expression of intrinsic factor-cobalamin receptor by rat visceral yolk sac and placental membranes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8384000     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intrinsic factor-cobalamin receptor (IFCR) activity in visceral yolk sac and placental membranes is regulated during pregnancy in rats. While the IFCR activity declined in the visceral yolk sac membranes by 15-fold, it rose nearly 20-fold in the placental membranes from fourteen to nineteen days of gestation. The visceral yolk sac membranes revealed a 230 kDa protein that co-migrated with pure rat renal IFCR. This 230 kDa band was also identified as IFCR in both the membranes by immunoblotting with anti-serum to rat renal IFCR. Immunoprecipitation of 35S labeled proteins obtained from in vitro translation using visceral yolk sac mRNA from 14-day pregnant rats, yielded on SDS-PAGE a single band of 220 kDa, while those obtained from 19-day pregnant rats did not. The binding of intrinsic factor-cyano[57Co]cobalamin complex to the visceral yolk sac membranes was inhibited by preincubation of these membranes with anti-serum to rat IFCR but not with anti-serum to rat asialoglycoprotein receptor or mannose or mannan or N-acetylglucosamine. Based on these results, we suggest that the IFCR activity, protein expression and mRNA levels in fetal membranes are regulated during pregnancy and may play an important role in the maternal-fetal transfer of cobalamin.
Authors:
K S Ramanujam; S Seetharam; B Seetharam
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimica et biophysica acta     Volume:  1146     ISSN:  0006-3002     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochim. Biophys. Acta     Publication Date:  1993 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-04-22     Completed Date:  1993-04-22     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217513     Medline TA:  Biochim Biophys Acta     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  243-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Extraembryonic Membranes / metabolism*
Female
Gene Expression Regulation
Immune Sera
Membrane Proteins / genetics*,  isolation & purification
Placenta / metabolism*
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Rats
Receptors, Cell Surface / chemistry,  genetics*,  metabolism
Receptors, Peptide*
Vitamin B 12 / metabolism*
Yolk Sac / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NIDDK-26638/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immune Sera; 0/Membrane Proteins; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Receptors, Cell Surface; 0/Receptors, Peptide; 0/intrinsic factor receptor; 68-19-9/Vitamin B 12

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