Expression profile of MODY3/HNF-1alpha protein in the developing mouse pancreas.
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: One subtype of MODY (MODY3) results from the heterozygous mutation of a hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1alpha. The pattern of HNF-1alpha expression in the normal pancreas has not been determined. This study aimed to clarify the profile of HNF-1alpha protein expression in the developing mouse pancreas. METHODS: Double immunofluorescence staining was carried out for HNF-1alpha and pancreatic hormones or transcription factors (PDX-1, Pax6, Isl1, and Nkx2.2). The expression of these transcription factors was also studied in the beta cells of HNF-1 alpha mutant mice. RESULTS: HNF-1alpha was expressed by both endocrine and exocrine cells of the pancreas. Double immunofluorescence staining showed that HNF-1alpha was expressed in the nuclei of alpha cells, beta cells, delta cells, and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) cells. HNF-1alpha was first detected in most pancreatic epithelial cells on embryonic day 10.5 (E10.5), and hormone-positive endocrine cells and amylase-positive cells expressed HNF-1alpha on E15. 5. Most of the Pax6-, Isl1-, or PDX-1-positive cells showed co-expression of HNF-1alpha. However, HNF-1alpha immunoreactivity was not observed in 36.0% of Nkx2.2-positive cells. Expression of Nkx2.2, Isl1 and Pax6 seemed to be normal in the beta cells of transgenic mice with dominant negative overexpression of HNF-1alpha. Expression of PDX-1 did not change in the beta cells of pre-diabetic HNF-1 alpha (-/-) mice, but expression was markedly decreased in the diabetic stage. CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION: HNF-1alpha is expressed by both endocrine cells and exocrine cells of the pancreas from the foetal stage along with other transcription factors, so HNF-1alpha might play a role during development.[1]References
- Expression profile of MODY3/HNF-1alpha protein in the developing mouse pancreas. Nammo, T., Yamagata, K., Hamaoka, R., Zhu, Q., Akiyama, T.E., Gonzalez, F.J., Miyagawa, J., Matsuzawa, Y. Diabetologia (2002) [Pubmed]
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