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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
Transcription of the mouse vas deferens protein (MVDP) gene is stimulated by androgens and we have previously shown that in a 162 bp fragment, located at position -121 to +41, a TGAAGTtccTGTTCT sequence functions as an androgen-dependent enhancer. To determine which factors are involved in the hormonally regulated MVDP gene transcription, we have used DNase I footprinting and band-shift assays to examine in vitro binding of proteins to the enhancer and promoter sequences and have determined the functional significance of the recognized DNA sequences in transient transfection assays. Studies using recombinant proteins such as the DNA binding domain of the androgen receptor (AR-DBD) and Sp1, and crude cellular extracts from T47D and vas deferens epithelial cells (VDEC) showed that in addition to AR-DBD, the transcriptional activators NF1 and Sp1 interact with the -121/+41 fragment in a specific manner. Transient transfection assays revealed that site-directed mutations in the NF1 and Sp1 binding elements strongly reduced (NF1) or abolished (Sp1) androgen induced expression. The results demonstrate that the -121/+41 sequence is a composite site for the androgen receptor mediated transactivation of the MVDP gene.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0303-7207
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Aldehyde Reductase, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Androgens, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-NFI Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Sp1 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:9324042-Transfection
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Ubiquitous transcription factors NF1 and Sp1 are involved in the androgen activation of the mouse vas deferens protein promoter.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité de Recherche Associée 1940, Université Blaise Pascal-Clermont-Ferrand II, Aubière, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't