Linked Life Data

8806768

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/8806768

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-29
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The dioxin-binding Ah receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that regulates the expression of several drug-metabolizing enzymes and has been implicated in immunosuppression, teratogenesis, cell-specific hyperplasia, and certain types of malignancies and toxicities. In order to examine tissue-specific regulation of the mouse Ah receptor gene (Ahr), we studied chimeric deletion constructs, containing the Ahr 5' flanking region and the firefly luciferase reporter gene (Luc). Transient transfection assays were performed in five established mouse cell lines: Hepa-1c1c7 (derived from hepatoma), JB6-C1 41-5a (epidermis), MLE-12 (lung epithelium), F9 (embryonal carcinoma), and NIH/3T3 (fibroblasts). Treatment of the cell lines included: dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin), retinoic acid (RA), cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate (cAMP), or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA). Expression levels of Luc varied widely from one untreated cell line to another, this finding was also confirmed by measurements of AHR mRNA steady-state levels. In all cell lines except F9 cells, maximal constitutive expression was observed with constructs containing 78 bp of Ahr promoter sequences, which include several putative binding sites for the transcription factor Sp1. In contrast, in F9 cells, inclusion of sequences between -174 and -78 resulted in a fourfold stimulation of constitutive expression, suggesting that other transcription factors are important in Ahr gene expression in these cells. In MLE-12 and 41-5a cells, expression was significantly decreased by treatment with dioxin, RA, cAMP, or TPA. A similar inhibitory effect was observed in cAMP-treated MLE-12 and F9 cells; this result was confirmed by RT-PCR measurements of AHR mRNA steady-state levels. These results indicate that both up- and down-regulation of the Ahr gene occur and exhibit tissue-and cell-type specificity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0003-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
333
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
170-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential regulation of mouse Ah receptor gene expression in cell lines of different tissue origins.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio 45267-0056, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.