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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
42
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Previously, the existence of dual promoters was reported in mouse mu-opioid receptor (mor) gene, with mor transcription in the mouse brain predominantly initiated by the proximal promoter. In this study, we further analyzed the proximal promoter region, base pairs -450 to -249, to identify cis-DNA regulatory elements and trans-acting protein factors that are important for mor promoter activity. The results revealed that a mor inverted GA (iGA) motif and a canonical Sp1 binding site are required for the promoter activity. Using electrophoretic mobility shift analysis, we identified nuclear proteins that specifically bind to the mor iGA motif and that are immunologically related to Sp1 and Sp3. Mutation of the mor iGA motif, resulting in a loss of Sp binding, led to a 50% decrease in activity. Mutation of the canonical Sp1 binding site yielded a lesser (approximately 25%) loss of activity. Mutation of both motifs together resulted in an approximately 70% decrease in activity. In cotransfection assays using Drosophila SL2 cells, Sp1 trans-activated the promoter in a manner dependent on the presence of mor iGA and canonical Sp1 binding motifs. Sp3 can also trans-activate the promoter, and furthermore, Sp1 and Sp3 can trans-activate the mor promoter additively. Our results suggest that combined or cooperative interaction of Sp transcription factors within the proximal promoter is necessary for activation of mor gene transcription.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27678-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Mutagenesis, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Receptors, Opioid, mu, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Sp1 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Sp3 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:9765304-Transfection
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Transcriptional regulation of mouse mu-opioid receptor gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't