| First Author | Mizuno Y | Year | 2004 |
| Journal | Eur J Endocrinol | Volume | 150 |
| Issue | 3 | Pages | 371-80 |
| PubMed ID | 15012624 | Mgi Jnum | J:88520 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3033686 | Doi | 10.1530/eje.0.1500371 |
| Citation | Mizuno Y, et al. (2004) Genomic organization of mouse ZAKI-4 gene that encodes ZAKI-4 alpha and beta isoforms, endogenous calcineurin inhibitors, and changes in the expression of these isoforms by thyroid hormone in adult mouse brain and heart. Eur J Endocrinol 150(3):371-80 |
| abstractText | OBJECTIVE: ZAKI-4 was identified as a thyroid hormone-responsive gene in cultured human fibroblasts. A single ZAKI-4 gene encodes two isoforms, ZAKI-4 alpha and beta, both inhibiting calcineurin activity. ZAKI-4 alpha and beta differ at their N termini, and show distinct distribution profiles in human tissues. The aim of this study was to elucidate the organization of the mouse ZAKI-4 gene and to determine the effect of thyroid hormone on the expression of ZAKI-4 isoforms in vivo. DESIGN: We cloned mouse homologues of human ZAKI-4 alpha and beta cDNA. Fluorescence in situ hybridization and bioinformatics analysis were employed to determine the gene organization. The effect of thyroid hormone on the expression of ZAKI-4 isoforms in mouse brain and heart was also studied. METHODS: Total RNA extracted from mouse cerebellum was used to clone ZAKI-4 alpha and beta cDNAs by RT-PCR followed by rapid amplification of cDNA ends. Mice were rendered hypothyroid by feeding a low iodine diet supplemented with propylthiouracil for 2 weeks. In one group (hyperthyroid) L-T(3) was injected i.p. for the last 4 days whereas another group (hypothyroid) received vehicle only. Non-treated mice were controls. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Mouse ZAKI-4 alpha and beta cDNAs were highly homologous to the human isoforms. The gene was mapped on chromosome 17qC, syntenic to human chromosome 6 where the human ZAKI-4 gene is located. As observed in human, ZAKI-4 alpha mRNA was expressed only in brain whereas beta mRNA was distributed in other tissues as well, such as heart and skeletal muscle. ZAKI-4 alpha mRNA was lower in the cerebral cortex of hypothyroid mice. Injection of L-T(3) caused an increase in ZAKI-4 beta mRNA in heart; however, expression of neither ZAKI-4 alpha nor beta mRNA was influenced by thyroid status in other tissues. These results indicate that expression of ZAKI-4 alpha and beta isoforms is regulated by thyroid hormone in vivo, and the regulation is isoform- and tissue-specific. |
