Morris S, Huang P C
Department of Biochemistry, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
Exp Cell Res. 1989 Nov;185(1):166-75. doi: 10.1016/0014-4827(89)90046-3.
The regulation of metallothionein (MT) gene expression in a cadmium resistant CHO cell line which overproduces MT was examined in this study. Our results show that MT mRNA levels reach a maximum 24-30 h after a primary zinc exposure and, subsequently, MT mRNA concentrations decline. This decrease in MT mRNA levels can be correlated with the accumulation of metallothionein and decreased rates of zinc and cadmium uptake.
本研究检测了在过量产生金属硫蛋白(MT)的耐镉CHO细胞系中MT基因表达的调控情况。我们的结果表明,在初次锌暴露后24 - 30小时,MT mRNA水平达到最高,随后MT mRNA浓度下降。MT mRNA水平的这种下降与金属硫蛋白的积累以及锌和镉摄取速率的降低相关。