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Cloning of a novel retinoic acid‐inducible mRNA from human osteoblast‐like cells
Author(s) -
Melhus Håkan,
Wilén Birgitta,
Kindmark Andreas,
Ljunghall Sverker
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
iubmb life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.132
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1521-6551
pISSN - 1521-6543
DOI - 10.1080/15216549700204971
Subject(s) - retinoic acid , osteoblast , messenger rna , cloning (programming) , microbiology and biotechnology , differential display , biology , gene , gene expression , chemistry , in vitro , biochemistry , computer science , programming language
Retinoids have long been known to influence skeletal development and bone remodeling. Cells of the osteoblastic lineage play a key role in these processes. In this study we have used the differential display PCR technique to identify retinoic acid (RA)‐induced mRNAs in human osteoblast‐like cells. We report the cloning and sequencing of one such mRNA, AT‐RA 6, which was specifically induced by all‐trans RA both in normal human osteoblast‐like cells and in MG‐63 osteosarcoma cells. Maximal expression was found after 60 min, suggesting that this may be an early response gene. Expression was found in all tissues examined. No homology to known mRNA sequences was detected.