The Journal of Immunology, Vol 138, Issue 3 856-860, Copyright © 1987 by American Association of Immunologists

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Constitutive and IL 1-regulated murine complement gene expression is strain and tissue specific [published erratum appears in J Immunol 1987 Apr 15;138(8):2745]

A Falus, HU Beuscher, HS Auerbach and HR Colten

To study the molecular mechanisms accounting for strain- and tissue- specific variations in the production of complement proteins, complementary DNA probes were used to assess qualitative and quantitative differences in specific mRNA content of complement proteins C2, factor B, and C3 in extracts of tissues (liver, lung, spleen, kidney, and peritoneal macrophages) isolated from various mouse strains. Northern blot analysis of total hepatic RNA revealed differences in C2, factor B, and C3 mRNA levels in strains that share B10 background but differ in the H-2 region (e.g., H-2k, H-2u, H-2d, H- 2f). In each instance, hepatic mRNA specific for the individual gene product corresponded in amount to the serum levels. By contrast, specific mRNA content of C2 and factor B in macrophages differed significantly from those observed in liver for each strain. Modulation of C2, factor B, and C3 expression was studied after in vivo administration of recombinant IL 1 or endotoxin to H-2k (B10.AKM) or H- 2u (B10.PL) strain mice. As assessed by Northern blot analysis, neither endotoxin nor IL 1 affected liver C2-specific mRNA but increased specific C2 mRNA levels in kidney and lung. For both strains, IL 1 increased specific factor B mRNA in all tissues examined except for the H-2u strain liver factor B mRNA content, which was not affected by IL 1, whereas that of H-2k mice was increased. The lack of factor B modulation by IL 1 in the H-2u lines was specific to that gene and not a reflection of a generalized IL 1 unresponsiveness. Differences in tissue and strain specific constitutive and IL 1-regulated expression of the C3 gene were also observed in the H-2u and H-2k strains.

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