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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
The high-affinity IgE receptor, FcepsilonRI, is a key regulatory molecule in the allergic reaction. During the course of studies to find cis-acting elements for FcepsilonRI alpha chain gene expression, a CAGCTG sequence located in the first intron was revealed to serve as a crucial enhancer element. Electromobility shift assays using antibodies and in vitro translation products showed that the CAGCTG element was recognized by the USF1/USF2 complex. As was the case for other intronic cis-elements, the CAGCTG element regulated the promoter in an orientation- and position-dependent manner. Overexpression of USF2 antisense repressed the FcepsilonRI alpha chain gene promoter and decreased the amount of alpha chain mRNA in mast cell lines. All these results indicated that the USF1/USF2 complex activates the human FcepsilonRI alpha chain gene expression via the CAGCTG element in the first intron.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0014-2980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
590-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
A complex composed of USF1 and USF2 activates the human FcepsilonRI alpha chain expression via a CAGCTG element in the first intron.
pubmed:affiliation
Foods & Pharmaceuticals Research & Development Laboratory, Asahi Breweries Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan. Kyoko.takahashi@asahibeer.co.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article