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    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Oct 12;362(1):193-9. Epub 2007 Aug 10.

    TTF-1 regulates growth hormone and prolactin transcription in the anterior pituitary gland.

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    Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea.

    Abstract

    Thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) is required for morphogenesis of the fetal diencephalon. Previous reports showed that mice carrying a TTF-1 null mutation lacked normal development of the pituitary gland. In this study, a role for TTF-1 in the regulation of growth hormone and prolactin transcription was identified. In-situ hybridization analysis demonstrated TTF-1 mRNA in the growth hormone-producing cells and prolactin-producing cells of the rat anterior pituitary gland. In the GH3 pituitary cell line, we identified TTF-1 as a factor functionally regulating growth hormone and prolactin transcription. TTF-1 activated prolactin transcription, but inhibited growth hormone transcription. Inhibition and activation of growth hormone and prolactin transcription, respectively, by TTF-1 disappeared upon deletion of the TTF-1 binding motifs within the promoters of these genes. These data suggest that TTF-1 plays a regulatory role in the transcription of growth hormone and prolactin genes and may regulate transdifferentiation of cells expressing these two hormones.

    PMID:
    17706597
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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