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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
22
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
The functional importance of specific protein binding domains on transcription within the GC-rich 173-base pair promoter of the luteinizing hormone receptor gene was studied by mutagenesis and gel retardation analysis. Transcription was dependent on the presence of two Sp1 elements in the promoter domain of transfected expressing mouse Leydig tumor cells (mLTC) and nonexpressing Chinese hamster ovary cells. Mutation of two protein binding domains located downstream of the Sp1 elements (M1 and C-box) revealed tissue-specific regulation of promoter activity by each domain. Also, gel retardation studies indicated the presence of multiple trans factors that bind to the C-box and M1 domains. Removal of the AP-2 element from the C-box resulted in mLTC-specific transcriptional activation that may involve an M1/C-box interaction. In addition, competition by overlapping NF-1 and AP-2 elements was demonstrable in both the C-box and upstream R domain for separate trans factors that exhibit neutral or inhibitory functions, respectively. Competition between the inhibitory and neutral DNA binding factors within both upstream and promoter domains may be responsible for a mechanism that controls the on/off state of luteinizing hormone receptor gene expression in gonadal cells. These studies reveal a complex pattern of transcriptional regulation that may reflect targeted mechanisms for the control of luteinizing hormone receptor gene expression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
269
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15868-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Consensus Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Mutagenesis, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Receptors, LH, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8195242-Transfection
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Transcriptional protein binding domains governing basal expression of the rat luteinizing hormone receptor gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Section on Molecular Endocrinology, NICHHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study