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Widespread expression of human alpha 1-antitrypsin in transgenic mice revealed by in situ hybridization.

MRC Mammalian Development Unit, London, UK.

Abstract

In situ hybridization is a powerful means of identifying sites of gene expression. We used this technique to examine the spatial and developmental control of transcription of the human alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1 AT) gene in transgenic mice carrying this gene and extensive 5'- and 3'-flanking sequences. In addition to expression in yolk sac and liver, human alpha 1AT RNA was detected in gut, stomach, pancreas, nasal epithelium, pharynx, bronchi, spinal ganglia, and ossifying cartilage of transgenic fetuses at 14.5 days post coitum (dpc). In transgenic adults, expression was no longer found in the pancreas but was found in the kidney and salivary gland. In each tissue, expression was confined to a specific cell population. This pattern of alpha 1AT expression was found to correlate with that seen in several fetal and adult human tissues. These results suggest a wider role of alpha 1AT in human physiology and development than previously suspected, and they demonstrated the potential value of this approach in delineating the physiological role of human proteins. Expression of the endogenous alpha 1AT gene in mice was confined to a limited, but overlapping, set of tissues, suggesting that the cis-acting DNA sequences that regulate the expression of the human and mouse genes interact differently with transcription factors present in mouse cells.

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