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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
This work reports the molecular cloning and functional characterization of the 5' flanking region of the human mitochondrial malic enzyme (mME) gene. The proximal promoter region has features of housekeeping genes like high G + C-content and absence of TATA or CCAAT boxes. Deletion analysis of the 5' region of the mME showed that maximal transcriptional activity is located within the -205/+86 region. Footprinting analysis showed two protected regions, one comprising potential overlapped AP-1, CREB, and AP-4 sites and a second one encompassing AP-2 and several Sp1 ci-acting elements. Mutation of putative AP-1/AP-4/CREB sites reduced basal promoter activity to less than 50%. Supershift assays demonstrated the specific binding of Sp1 and AP-2 proteins. Moreover, experiments in Drosophila SL2 cells lacking endogenous Sp1 demonstrated that the Sp1 site(s) is essential to maintain a normal basal rate of transcription of this gene. A low-level expression of AP-2 enhanced the activity of a mME promoter construct in HepG2 cells and this effect was prevented by disruption of the putative AP-2 element. In contrast, higher levels of expression of AP-2 induced a DNA-independent inhibitory response. A biphasic regulation of endogenous mME gene is also shown in HepG2 cells transfected with an AP-2 expression plasmid, suggesting that availability of AP-2 protein may control this gene under physiological conditions. A recombinant lambda genomic clone containing a mME pseudogene was also isolated. The high degree of sequence conservation seems to indicate a recent emergency of this human pseudogene.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Complementary, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Deoxyribonuclease I, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Deoxyribonucleases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Malate Dehydrogenase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sp1 Transcription Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factor AP-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/malate...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
268
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3017-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Deoxyribonuclease I, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Deoxyribonucleases, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Malate Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Placenta, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Pseudogenes, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Sp1 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Transcription Factor AP-2, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11358520-Transfection
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and functional characterization of the 5' flanking region of the human mitochondrial malic enzyme gene. Regulatory role of Sp1 and AP-2.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathophysiology and Human Molecular Genetics, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't