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@article{Mann:1992:10.1677/jme.0.0080235,
author = {Mann, DJ and Strain, AJ and Bailey, E},
doi = {10.1677/jme.0.0080235},
journal = {J Mol Endocrinol},
pages = {235--242},
title = {Hormonal induction of malic enzyme in rat hepatocytes cultured on laminin-rich gels.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1677/jme.0.0080235},
volume = {8},
year = {1992}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The levels of malic-enzyme mRNA and activity were determined in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes maintained on either rat-tail collagen or a laminin-rich substratum. Cells plated on laminin-rich gels exhibited substantially improved patterns of albumin and malic-enzyme expression when compared with cells maintained on rat-tail collagen. Moreover, hepatocytes plated on the laminin-rich matrix displayed marked malic-enzyme inducibility in response to tri-iodothyronine and dichloroacetate, especially in the presence of insulin. However, Northern blot analysis revealed that the ratio of the amounts of the two major malic-enzyme mRNA species (2.0 and 3.1 kb) was reversed when compared with that found in the liver in vivo, the altered levels of these two species being closer to those found in non-hepatic tissues. These findings indicate that, although the hormonal responsiveness of isolated hepatocytes maintained on laminin-rich gels is markedly improved, and approaches the degree of induction demonstrated in the liver in vivo, the mechanisms of control differ, indicating a loss of liver-specific expression.
AU - Mann,DJ
AU - Strain,AJ
AU - Bailey,E
DO - 10.1677/jme.0.0080235
EP - 242
PY - 1992///
SN - 0952-5041
SP - 235
TI - Hormonal induction of malic enzyme in rat hepatocytes cultured on laminin-rich gels.
T2 - J Mol Endocrinol
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1677/jme.0.0080235
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1632896
VL - 8
ER -
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