AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Vol 262, Issue 4 399-L404, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Clara cell secretory protein gene expression in bronchiolar epithelium

B. P. Hackett, N. Shimizu and J. D. Gitlin
Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics and Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.

To determine the mechanisms of Clara cell secretory protein (CCSP) gene expression, a cDNA clone was isolated and used in RNA blot analysis. A single 600 bp CCSP specific transcript was detected in the developing rat lung on fetal day 18. This transcript increased in abundance during late fetal life such that adult levels were attained within 2 wk postpartum. CCSP gene expression was tissue specific, being confined to lung and trachea at all developmental stages. The abundance of CCSP mRNA in lung tissue was unchanged after the induction of lung injury in adult rats either with lipopolysaccharide or prolonged exposure to hyperoxia. In situ hybridization of lung tissue revealed that CCSP gene expression is localized to the nonciliated epithelial (Clara) cells of the bronchiolar epithelium throughout fetal and postnatal development. Taken together the results indicate that the gene for CCSP is abundantly expressed in a cell-specific fashion in the lung and suggest that analysis of such expression will be useful in elucidating the role of Clara cells in the growth and development of the bronchiolar epithelium.

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