| Literature DB >> 9207194 |
A F Esquela1, T A Zimmers, L G Koniaris, J V Sitzmann, S J Lee.
Abstract
Inhibin-betaC is a recently described TGF-beta family member most homologous to inhibin-betaA and inhibin-betaB. By Northern analysis, inhibin-betaC mRNA was detected exclusively in the liver among a large number of adult mouse tissues surveyed. The expression of inhibin-betaC mRNA in adult liver dropped sharply and transiently following partial hepatectomy. At 6 and 12 hours following partial hepatectomy, the levels of inhibin-betaC mRNA were at least 8-fold lower than in control animals. The liver specificity of inhibin-betaC expression and its down-regulation following partial hepatectomy suggest that inhibin-betaC may function as a negative regulator of liver growth.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9207194 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6850
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575