Regulated expression of the Ren-2 gene in transgenic mice derived from parental strains carrying only the Ren-1 gene.
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Tronik, D
RESUMO
The Ren-2 gene encoding the mouse submaxillary gland (SMG) renin was microinjected into the pronuclei of fertilized eggs from mice carrying only the Ren-1 gene. In addition to the whole transcription unit, the injected DNA contained 2.5 and 3 kb of upstream and downstream flanking sequences, respectively. Three independent transgenic mice lines were obtained; two of them had integrated one copy of the Ren-2 gene, the last one had integrated five and eleven copies at two independent sites. Independently of the number of Ren-2 copies integrated, the pattern of Ren-2 gene expression in all the transgenic mice was identical to that observed in wild-type animals in which Ren-1 and Ren-2 are closely linked on chromosome 1. In particular, the exogenous Ren-2 gene was only transcribed in the kidney and in the SMG. In the kidney, Ren-1 and Ren-2 mRNAs were present at a comparable level, whereas in the SMG Ren-2 mRNA was at least 100-fold more abundant than Ren-1 mRNA. Moreover, Ren-2 expression in the SMG was positively regulated by androgens. Only one difference between transgenic mice and wild-type mice carrying the Ren-2 gene has been observed: the basal level of Ren-2 transcription in the SMG of transgenic females was lower than in two-gene strain females. Androgen treatment of transgenic females induced SMG renin mRNA to a level identical to that of transgenic males. This suggests that the basal level of SMG renin mRNA is dependent upon cis-acting elements which are not present in the microinjected fragment.
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