Localization of the protein product of the immediate early growth response gene, Egr-1, in the kidney after ischemia and reperfusion.
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Bonventre, J V
RESUMO
Egr-1 is an "immediate early" gene that is induced by growth factors and agents that induce differentiation and encodes a protein with a "zinc-finger" motif. This protein is believed to be involved in transcriptional regulation. Because the fate of the kidney, and hence the organism, after an ischemic insult is dependent upon cellular repair, differentiation, and proliferation, we examined whether there was expression of the Egr-1 protein after an ischemic insult to the rat kidney. We have previously reported that Egr-1 mRNA accumulates to high levels in mouse kidneys after 30 min of ischemia and 1 h of reperfusion. In the present study, performed in rats, we show that Egr-1 mRNA transiently accumulates to very high levels after 40 min of ischemia and 1 h of reperfusion, is decreased by 3 h, and is nondetectable by 24 h of reperfusion. Reperfusion is required for Egr-1 protein accumulation to occur. The Egr-1 protein was localized by immunohistochemical techniques primarily to the nuclei of the thick ascending limbs and principal cells of the collecting ducts in the cortex and medulla. The subcellular localization was exclusively nuclear. There was some staining of the glomerular tuft and staining was particularly prominent in the parietal epithelial cells. In parallel to the accumulation of Egr-1 mRNA, the expression of the protein was transient and was no longer apparent after 5 h of reperfusion. The Egr-1 protein may play an important role in regulation of the response to ischemia of those segments of the nephron that are highly susceptible to oxygen deprivation and have a high level of intrinsic plasticity. It is possible that this protein may modulate cellular processes important for the ultimate ability of these critical nephron segments to recover from an ischemic insult.
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