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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2010

Tissue-specific activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases for expression of transthyretin by phenylalanine and its metabolite, phenylpyruvic acid.

Joo Won Park, Mi Hee Lee, Jin Ok Choi, Hae Young Park, Sung Chul Jung

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Joo Won ParkDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 158-710, Korea.
Mi Hee Lee
Jin Ok Choi
Hae Young Park
Sung Chul Jung
Ewha Womans University · KR

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Abstract

Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase. Transthyretin has been implicated as an indicator of nutritional status in phenylketonuria patients. In this study, we report that phenylalanine and its metabolite, phenylpyruvic acid, affect MAPK, changing transthyretin expression in a cell- and tissue-specific manner. Treatment of HepG2 cells with phenylalanine or phenylpyruvic acid decreased transcription of the TTR gene and decreased the transcriptional activity of the TTR promoter site, which was partly mediated through HNF4alpha. Decreased levels of p38 MAPK were detected in the liver of phenylketonuria-affected mice compared with wild-type mice. In contrast, treatment with phenylalanine increased transthyretin expression and induced ERK1/2 activation in PC-12 cells; ERK1/2 activation was also elevated in the brainstem of phenylketonuria-affected mice. These findings may explain between-tissue differences in gene expression, including Ttr gene expression, in the phenylketonuria mouse model.

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AnimalsBrain StemDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Hep G2 CellsHumansLiverMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Organ Specificityp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhenylalaninePhenylalanine HydroxylasePhenylketonuriasHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhenylalaninePhenylalanine Hydroxylasephenylpyruvic acidPhenylpyruvic AcidsPrealbumin

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PMID19946178
PMCPMC2827827
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