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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-14
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Thrombomodulin (TM) is an essential cofactor for the physiologic activation of the anticoagulant protein C by thrombin. We have observed that the expression of TM mRNA in response to retinoic acid was markedly increased in human U937 monoblast-like cells, and human MEG01 megakaryocyte-like cells, but not in human umbilical vein cells, murine hemangioma cells, human K562 erythroblast-like cells, and murine HSD fibroblast-like cells. TM activity in U937 cells and MEG01 cells was not detectable in untreated cells, but developed rapidly after treatment with retinoic acid. In endothelial cells there was minimal change in TM activity in response to retinoic acid treatment. We have isolated clones for the genes for murine and human TM and have identified potential retinoic acid response elements in the 5'-flanking region of the human gene. In U937 cells the increase in mRNA levels was associated with increased transcription, and transient transfection studies with reporter plasmids demonstrate functional retinoic acid response elements present in the 5'-flanking region of the gene. Deletion of, and mutations introduced into, the potential retinoic acid response element confirm the functional response in transient transfections.
pubmed:grant
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
17
pubmed:volume
269
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16925-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Hemangioma, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Hominidae, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Megakaryocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Thrombomodulin, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Tretinoin, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8207015-Umbilical Veins
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of thrombomodulin expression in response to retinoic acid and identification of a retinoic acid response element in the human thrombomodulin gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center, North Carolina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, 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