Title |
Plasminogen activator inhibitor type‐2 (PAI‐2) gene transcription requires a novel NF‐κB‐like transcriptional regulatory motif
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Published in |
FEBS Journal, December 2001
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DOI | 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00552.x |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Donna Mahony, Bill Kalionis, Toni M. Antalis |
Abstract |
Induction of human plasminogen activator inhibitor type-2 (PAI-2) gene transcription is the response of macrophages to inflammatory stimuli, such as the pleiotropic cytokine, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha). Here we have examined whether PAI-2 gene transcription in response to TNFalpha may be mediated through a regulatory pathway involving the transcription factor, NF-kappaB. We have tested the function of two potential NF-kappaB-like sites present in the PAI-2 proximal promoter for responsiveness to TNFalpha using chloramphenicol acetyl transferase reporter gene deletion and mutation analyses. While no evidence was found for TNFalpha regulation of the PAI-2 gene through either of these two sites, one of the NF-kappaB-like motifs, transcriptional regulatory motif (TRM), present at position -400 was found to be essential for constitutive PAI-2 transcription, as mutation of this motif abolished basal PAI-2 promoter activity in both monocyte-like U937 cells and HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells. Competition electrophoretic mobility shift assays identified four TRM-binding proteins present in U937, HT1080 and HeLa cell extracts, which bound to this motif but were not components of the NF-kappaB regulatory complex. Expression screening of a HeLa cell cDNA library using the -400 TRM as a probe identified two cDNAs encoding partial peptides which specifically bound the TRM motif. DNA sequence analysis revealed that one cDNA was novel, and the second cDNA encoded exon 5 of the nephroblastoma overexpressed (novH) proto-oncogene, suggesting a new role for this peptide in gene regulation. Taken together, these findings identify a new regulatory element required for constitutive PAI-2 transcription, and identify potential DNA-binding proteins associated with this element that may play a role in PAI-2 gene regulation. |
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