PURPOSE:To identify genes preferentially expressed in the stem-cell-rich limbal epithelium of the rat cornea. METHODS:The limbal and central corneal epithelial cells of 6-week-old rats were isolated by microdissection. Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) libraries were constructed and analyzed, and in situ hybridization, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and cDNA cloning were conducted by conventional procedures. RESULTS:The rat limbal and central corneal epithelial SAGE libraries consisted of 41,894 and 40,691 tags, respectively. After annotation, this was reduced to 759 transcripts specific for the limbal library and 844 transcripts specific for the central corneal library; 2292 transcripts overlapped. Transcripts encoding proteins with metabolic functions comprised the major functional category in both libraries. In situ hybridization and/or RT-PCR results of 12 of the most abundant, highly enriched transcripts in the limbal epithelium were in general agreement with the SAGE data and showed that these proteins are also expressed in the conjunctival epithelium. Interesting limbal-enriched transcripts encode WDNM1-like protein (similar to WDNM1/Expi, a putative secreted proteinase and inhibitor of metastasis), mesothelin (a cancer marker), marapsin (a trypsin-like serine protease that may control cell growth and migration), K4 and K15 (both cytokeratins), and membrane-spanning four-domain subfamily A member 8B. WDNM1-like protein was cloned and confirmed as a member of the four-disulfide core family. CONCLUSIONS:The SAGE results extend the database of genes expressed in the rodent cornea and suggest an association between several genes preferentially expressed in the limbal epithelium with cellular proliferation and migration.

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目的:鉴定在大鼠角膜的富含干细胞的角膜缘上皮细胞中优先表达的基因。
方法:采用显微解剖技术分离6周龄大鼠角膜缘和角膜上皮细胞。构建并分析基因表达(SAGE)库的序列分析,并通过常规方法进行原位杂交,逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和cDNA克隆。
结果:大鼠角膜缘和角膜上皮SAGE文库分别由41,894和40,691个标签组成。注释后,该数目减少为角膜缘文库特异的759个转录物和中央角膜文库特异的844个转录物。 2292个成绩单重叠。编码具有代谢功能的蛋白质的转录本在两个文库中均属于主要功能类别。角膜缘上皮细胞中12种最丰富,高度富集的转录本的原位杂交和/或RT-PCR结果与SAGE数据基本一致,表明这些蛋白也在结膜上皮细胞中表达。有趣的角膜缘丰富的转录本编码WDNM1样蛋白(类似于WDNM1 / Expi,一种推测的分泌蛋白酶和转移抑制剂),间皮素(一种癌症标志物),marapsin(一种胰蛋白酶样丝氨酸蛋白酶,可以控制细胞的生长和迁移)。 ,K4和K15(均为细胞角蛋白)和跨膜四结构域亚家族A成员8B。克隆了类似WDNM1的蛋白质,并确认其为四-二硫键核心家族的成员。
结论:SAGE结果扩展了在啮齿动物角膜中表达的基因数据库,并暗示了在角膜缘上皮中优先表达的几个基因与细胞增殖和迁移之间的关联。

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