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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) plays a critical role in regulating the rate-limiting step in steroid hormone synthesis, cholesterol side-chain cleavage. StAR gene expression is transcriptionally controlled in the gonads by gonadotropic hormones via a cAMP second message. We have begun to analyze factors responsible for the transcriptional activation of the StAR gene. The human StAR gene promoter has at least two cis elements that govern basal and cAMP-regulated gene expression. One of these elements (the distal element) is a consensus binding sequence for the orphan nuclear receptor transcription factor, steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1); the other (the proximal element) is a related motif. The human StAR promoter is not active in BeWo choriocarcinoma cells, but is functional and cAMP-responsive in murine Y1 adrenal cortical tumor cells. Cotransfection of a plasmid expressing SF-1 allows a StAR promoter construct to function in BeWo cells. Other orphan nuclear transcription factors do not support StAR promoter function in BeWo cell hosts. Deletion or mutation of the distal and proximal cis elements individually substantially reduces SF-1-supported StAR promoter activity. The distal site binds SF-1 with high affinity, whereas the proximal site binds SF-1 with lower affinities. These findings demonstrate a requirement for SF-1 for human StAR gene expression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0039-128X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9029708-8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Fushi Tarazu Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Granulosa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Luteinizing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Ovary, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Phosphoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Steroidogenic Factor 1, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9029708-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Regulation of expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene: a central role for steroidogenic factor 1.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't