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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
The transcription factor PAX6 plays an important role in transcriptional regulation of the peptide hormone glucagon from pancreatic alpha-cells. PAX6 contains two DNA binding domains, the paired domain (PD) and the homeodomain (HD). While the interaction of the PD with the PAX6 responsive elements G1 and G3 in the rat glucagon gene promoter is well understood, the role of the PAX6 HD for PAX6 binding and function on G1 and G3 remains unclear. In EMSA studies the PAX6 HD was found to be mandatory for PAX6 binding to G1 but not to G3. Transient transfections with luciferase reporter gene constructs revealed the HD to be critical for proper function of PAX6 on both, G1 and G3. Transfection data with variant promoter constructs and limited proteolysis assays demonstrated that the DNA sequence located 5' to the PD binding site plays an important role for PAX6 function and its conformation on the elements G1 and G3. Taken together, our data indicate a PH0-like binding of PAX6 to the glucagon promoter elements G1 and G3 where the HD binding site is abutted directly to the PD binding motif. The data suggest that the PH0-like binding induces a transcriptionally active conformation of PAX6.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1789
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
403-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Eye Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Glucagon, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Glucagon-Secreting Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Paired Box Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Repressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Response Elements, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19217949-Trypsin
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The homeodomain of PAX6 is essential for PAX6-dependent activation of the rat glucagon gene promoter: evidence for a PH0-like binding that induces an active conformation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't