Expression of growth hormone receptor 1A messenger ribonucleic acid in liver of dairy cows during lactation and after administration of recombinant bovine somatotropin.

The mRNA for growth hormone receptor is transcribed from at least three different promoters in cattle. The first promoter (P1) is liver-specific and transcribes growth hormone receptor mRNA containing exon 1A (growth hormone receptor 1A). The second and third promoters (P2 and P3) are active in a variety of tissues and transcribe growth hormone receptor mRNA containing exon 1B and 1C. The objective was to characterize P1 activity by measuring the amount of growth hormone receptor 1A mRNA in liver of dairy cows at different stages of lactation as well as after administration of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST). In study 1, liver RNA was isolated from Holstein cows during the dry period (nonlactating, n = 6) and during early (n = 6), mid (n = 6), and late (n = 11) stages of lactation. Six of the late-lactation cows received injections of rbST (25 mg/d) for 7 d prior to collection of liver tissue. In study 2, lactating Holstein cows received either no infusion (control, n = 10) or continuous infusion of rbST (29 mg/d, n = 10) for 63 d. The amount of growth hormone receptor 1A mRNA was decreased in early- and mid-lactation cows compared with late-lactation cows or nonlactating cows (study 1). Administration of rbST increased growth hormone receptor 1A mRNA (studies 1 and 2). The total amount of growth hormone receptor transcribed from alternative promoters (growth hormone receptor P2 and P3) remained unchanged during different stages of lactation or in response to rbST. We conclude that changes in liver growth hormone receptor mRNA in lactating dairy cattle primarily depend on growth hormone receptor P1 activity.

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