Abstract
Selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GSH-Px, Ec.1.11.1.9) is the best characterized selenoenzyme in higher animals. However, neither the mechanism whereby selenium (Se) becomes incorporated into the enzyme nor the level at which the expression of Se-GSH-Px gene is regulated by Se is fully understood. In the current investigation, we have determined the relative rates of the transcription of the Se-GSH-Px gene in purified liver nuclei isolated from rats fed on Se-supplemented or Se-deficient diets. No significant difference in the transcription rates appeared in these two groups. These results are consistent with the previous observations that active message for Se-GSH-Px — that is, translatable mRNA for Se-GSH-Px — is present in Se-deficient tissues (Li et al., J. Biol. Chem., 265, 108–113, 1990). The data also suggest that the alteration of Se-GSH-Px activity and the corresponding protein and mRNA levels in rats subjected to dietary Se manipulation can be attributed only to post-transcriptional regulation.
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