Expression and genomic characterization of protein phosphatase inhibitor-1: a novel marker for mesothelium in the mouse

Mech Dev. 2000 Sep;96(2):237-41. doi: 10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00388-9.

Abstract

Protein phosphatase inhibitor-1 (inhibitor-1 or I-1) is involved in signal transduction and is an endogenous inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1. The mouse I-1 protein sequence has been deduced from cDNA and is strongly homologous to the published rat sequence. A mouse genomic library was screened, and the I-1 gene was characterized and localized by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to chromosome 15F. Protein expression in a range of embryonic and adult tissue was analysed using confocal microscopy. Inhibitor-1 is expressed by: the coelomic epithelium; the epithelial bounding layer of cells of the kidney, lung, liver, heart, intestine and gonad; and the surface ectoderm. The blast cells of the kidney do not express I-1. We conclude that I-1 is a marker for mesothelium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Epithelium / embryology*
  • Epithelium / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Genetic Markers
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins*
  • Kidney / embryology
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein Phosphatase 1
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Genetic Markers
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • protein phosphatase inhibitor-1
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
  • Protein Phosphatase 1