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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 281, Issue 28, 19072-19080, July 14, 2006
Hypothyroidism Reduces Tricarboxylate Carrier Activity and Expression in Rat Liver Mitochondria by Reducing Nuclear Transcription Rate and Splicing Efficiency*From the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies, University of Lecce, Via Provinciale Lecce-Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
The tricarboxylate carrier (TCC), also known as citrate carrier, is an integral protein of the mitochondrial inner membrane. It is an essential component of the shuttle system by which mitochondrial acetyl-CoA, primer for both fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis, is transported into the cytosol, where lipogenesis occurs. The effect of hypothyroidism on the activity and expression of the hepatic mitochondrial TCC was investigated in this study. TCC activity was significantly decreased in hypothyroid rats as compared with euthyroid animals. This hormone deficiency effect was due to a reduction in the amount of carrier protein, which resulted from a proportionate decrease of the specific mRNA. Hypothyroidism did not influence TCC mRNA stability. On the other hand, nuclear run-on assay revealed that the transcriptional rate of TCC mRNA decreased by
Received for publication, July 5, 2005 , and in revised form, March 6, 2006. * The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact. 1 To whom correspondence should be addressed: Laboratorio di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università di Lecce, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy. Tel.: 39-0832298678; Fax: 39-0832298678; E-mail: gabriele.gnoni{at}unile.it.
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