TABLE 2

Hepatic zonation of mRNAs encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes in Ctnnb1 wild-type (wt) and knockout (ko) mice


Gene

Zonation of Gene Expression (Perivenous Hepatocytes, % of Periportal)

Ctnnb1 Wild-type
Ctnnb1 Knockout
Cyp1a2 821 ± 72*** 160 ± 24
Cyp2b10 319 ± 82* 121 ± 39
Cyp2c 964 ± 44*** 302 ± 113
Cyp2e1 1736 ± 151*** 204 ± 11**
Cyp2f2 4 ± 1** 83 ± 10
Cyp3a 169 ± 36 35 ± 9*
GSTm2 906 ± 117** 105 ± 23
GSTm3 1579 ± 350** 92 ± 29
GSTm6
162 ± 22
86 ± 26
  • Mean [n = 3 (wt); n = 4 (ko)] ± S.E.M. are given. Significant differences in zonal gene expression between wild-type and Ctnnb1 knockout mice are indicated by asterisks: *** p < 0.001, * p < 0.05, and ** p < 0.01 (Student's t test).