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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Homeobox genes control the spatial identity and differentiation of tissues in the developing vertebrate embryo. Retinoids are signaling molecules involved in the regulation of Hox genes. We previously identified a 3' enhancer called the RAIDR5, which contained a DR5 retinoic acid response element (RARE) and was responsible for the retinoic acid (RA)-associated expression of the murine Hoxa-1 gene in teratocarcinoma cells. We demonstrate that a similar enhancer, which contains a DR5 RARE, is located at a DNase I-hypersensitive site 3' of the murine Hoxb-1 gene. This enhancer, the Hoxb-1 RAIDR5, regulates the RA responsiveness of the Hoxb-1 gene and is different in location and sequence from the RA-regulated 3' Hoxb-1 enhancers previously described. Several DNA elements within the murine Hoxa-1 RA-inducible RAIDR5 enhancer, including the DR5 RARE, conserved element (CE) 1, and CE2, are conserved in the murine Hoxb-1 RAIDR5 enhancer, the human homolog of Hoxa-1, and in the chicken Hoxb-1 gene. Gel shifts show that the CE2 sequence TATTTACTCA binds an RA-inducible factor, while UV cross-linking indicates that a 170-kDa protein binds to this sequence. Thus, the Hoxa-1 and Hoxb-1 genes possess 3' enhancers with similar sequences through which their expression and responsiveness to endogenous retinoids are controlled.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2167-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Retinoic acid-responsive enhancers located 3' of the Hox A and Hox B homeobox gene clusters. Functional analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't