Title |
pH-mediated upregulation of AQP1 gene expression through the Spi-B transcription factor
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Published in |
BMC Molecular and Cell Biology, March 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s12867-018-0104-9 |
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Authors |
Yihui Zhai, Hong Xu, Qian Shen, Franz Schaefer, Claus P. Schmitt, Jing Chen, Haimei Liu, Jialu Liu, Jiaojiao Liu |
Abstract |
Bicarbonate-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids enhance the migratory capacity and damage-repair ability of human peritoneal mesothelial cells by upregulating AQP1. However, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Here we used HEK-293T cells to investigate the effect of pH on AQP1 gene transcription levels. We found that AQP1 mRNA levels increases with pH. Transfection of HEK-293T cells with luciferase reporter vectors containing different regions of the AQP1 promoter identified an upstream region in the AQP1 gene between - 2200 and - 2300 bp as an enhancer required for pH-mediated regulation of AQP1 expression. Site-directed mutagenesis of this specific promoter region revealed a critical region between - 2257 and - 2251 bp, and gene knock-down experiments and ChIP assays suggested that the Spi-B transcription factor SPIB is involved in pH-mediated regulation of AQP1 expression. We identified an upstream region in the AQP1 gene and the transcription factor SPIB that are critically involved in pH-mediated regulation of AQP1 expression. These findings provide the basis for further studies on the pH- and buffer-dependent effects of PD fluids on peritoneal membrane integrity and function. |
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