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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) is emerging as an important diagnostic marker and therapeutic target in prostate cancer. Previous studies indicated that PSCA was directly regulated by androgens, but the mechanism has not been elucidated. Here we describe the identification of a compact cell-specific and androgen-responsive enhancer between 2.7 and 3 kb upstream of the transcription start site. The enhancer functions autonomously when positioned immediately adjacent to a minimal promoter. Deoxyribonuclease I footprinting analysis with recombinant androgen receptor (AR) reveals that the enhancer contains two AR binding sites at one end. Mutational analysis of the AR binding sites revealed the importance of the higher affinity one. The dissociation constant of the high affinity binding site (androgen response element I) was determined to be approximately 87 nM. The remainder of the enhancer contains elements that function synergistically with the AR. We discuss the structural organization of the PSCA enhancer and compare it with that found in other AR-regulated genes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0888-8809
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2323-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Androgens, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-DNA, Intergenic, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Enhancer Elements, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-GPI-Linked Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Luminescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Response Elements, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Transcription Initiation Site, pubmed-meshheading:12351697-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of an androgen-dependent enhancer within the prostate stem cell antigen gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't