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In order to assess the impact of mRNA degradation on steady state levels of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) mRNA and on regulation of FSHR gene expression, the stability and half-life of FSHR mRNA were determined in transfected cells expressing recombinant FSHR. Time-dependent changes in FSHR mRNA content were determined by nuclease protection-solution hybridization assay (NPA) or by qualitative reverse transcription-competitive polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in cultured hFSHR-YI cells, cell lines stably transfected with a human FSHR cD-NA. FSHR mRNA content remained constant during 8 h control incubations of hFSHR-YI cells (NPA, 2. 9±0. 3 μg/mg RNA; RT-PCR, 2. 7±0. 3 μg/mg RNA). Actinomycin D (ActD, 5 μg/ ml) inhibited mRNA synthesis, as assessed by incorporation of [3H]uridine into total RNA, by 90 % within 1 h in hFSHR-Y1 cells. No effect of ActD on cellular morphology or viability was observed. ActD caused a time-dependent decrease in FSHR mRNA content in hFSHR-Y1 cell lines with a lag time of 1 h. There were no significant differences in the rate of FSHR mRNA degradation between the two methods of mRNA quantification. The half-life of hFSHR mRNA was 3. 6±0. 2 h by NPA and 3. l±0. 1 h by RT-PCR. The results indicated that degradation of mRNA was an important process in maintenance of steady state expression of the FSHR gene in cells stably expressing recombinant receptor.
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This work was supported by Hubei Family Planning Lommision Foundation and Hubei Science and Technology Department Foundation.
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Changhong, Z., Hong, T. Stability of human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor mRNA in stably transfected cells. Current Medical Science 21, 8–12 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02888024
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