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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
Volume 53 (11): 1403-1412, 2005
Copyright ©The Histochemical Society, Inc.

Cell Type–specific Expression of ß-Carotene 9',10'-Monooxygenase in Human Tissues

Annika Lindqvist, Yu-Guang He and Stefan Andersson

Departments of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Biochemistry (AL,SA), and Department of Ophthalmology (Y-GH), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Correspondence to: Stefan Andersson, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Obstetrics-Gynecology, F2.106 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9032. E-mail: stefan.andersson{at}utsouthwestern.edu

The symmetrically cleaving ß-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase (BCO1) catalyzes the first step in the conversion of provitamin A carotenoids to vitamin A in the mucosa of the small intestine. This enzyme is also expressed in epithelia in a variety of extraintestinal tissues. The newly discovered ß-carotene 9',10'-monooxygenase (BCO2) catalyzes asymmetric cleavage of carotenoids. To gain some insight into the physiological role of BCO2, we determined the expression pattern of BCO2 mRNA and protein in human tissues. By immunohistochemical analysis it was revealed that BCO2 was detected in cell types that are known to express BCO1, such as epithelial cells in the mucosa of small intestine and stomach, parenchymal cells in liver, Leydig and Sertoli cells in testis, kidney tubules, adrenal gland, exocrine pancreas, and retinal pigment epithelium and ciliary body pigment epithelia in the eye. BCO2 was uniquely detected in cardiac and skeletal muscle cells, prostate and endometrial connective tissue, and endocrine pancreas. The finding that the BCO2 enzyme was expressed in some tissues and cell types that are not sensitive to vitamin A deficiency and where no BCO1 has been detected suggests that BCO2 may also be involved in biological processes other than vitamin A synthesis. (J Histochem Cytochem 53:1403–1412, 2005)

Key Words: ß-carotene 9', • 10'-monooxygenase • immunohistochemistry • human • eye • heart • pancreas


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