1141612823Effect of recombinant ovine intereferon tau (IFN) on the ovine Mx1 promoter/enhancer region

Ovine Mx1 (oMx1) is expressed in the uterus during the estrous cycle and is strongly up-regulated during early pregnancy in the uterus and peripheral blood leukocytes. Mx proteins are GTPases which are important elements in innate immunity. Our results showed that steroids are required for oMx1 protein induction by IFN in the uterus. To addresses the role of IFN in regulating oMx1 expression, a 2.1 kb fragment containing 1.7 kb of the promoter/enhancer, exon1 and partial intron A was cloned. Serial deletions were prepared along with a clone that contained the 2 promoter-ISREs (-101 & −145) but not the intronic-ISRE (+224). An ovine uterine cell line was transfected with reporter plasmids driven by the oMx1 promoter deletion constructs. The full-length promoter was induced by IFN in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Treatment with 10,000 AVU/mL IFN increased luciferase activity 5- and 10-fold at 3 and 12 hr, respectively. Promoter deletions showed the 2 proximal ISRE (−101 and −145), but not an intronic ISRE (+244), were required for maximal response. Deletion of a distal region (−920 to −715) resulted in decreased luciferase activity (~4-fold). However, subsequent deletion of the −715 to −437 region restored maximal promoter response (~10-fold). Results suggest that regions −920 to −715 and −715 to −437 have positive and negative regulatory element binding sites, respectively. The importance of the 2 proximal ISRE sites for oMx1 promoter activation is consistent with results for the human MxA promoter. An intronic ISRE is present in the human MxA gene, however, this site may not be required for oMx1 promoter activation by IFN. Identifying positive and negative regulatory regions in oMx1 promoter may help elucidate the unique regulation of Mx1 during early pregnancy.     

Cloning and characterization of the promoter region of the human CD83 gene

Human CD83 (hCD83) is a glycoprotein expressed predominantly on the surface of dendritic cells (DC). To get insight into the regulation of hCD83 expression, we cloned a 3037 bp fragment up-stream of the translation initiation codon. Deletion mutants were constructed revealing highest promoter activity in the -261 fragment containing four SP1 binding sites and one NF-kappaB element. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated the specific interaction of NF-kappaB factors with the NF-kappaB element as well as specific binding of SP1 and SP3 to the SP1 binding site. The hCD83 promoter was inducible by TNF-alpha. This inducibility was strictly dependent on the intact NF-kappaB element.     

人TSLC1基因核心启动子的克隆和鉴定

目的克隆和鉴定人TSLC1基因的核心启动子区,用于开展其转录调控机制的研究。方法用PCR方法从人基因组DNA中扩增出TSLC1基因翻译起始位点上游一系列大小不等的片段,连入pGL3-Basic荧光素酶报告基因载体中。通过瞬时转染A549及NCI-H446细胞,检测细胞裂解液中的双荧光素酶活性,确定TSLC1基因的核心启动子区。结果在人TSLC1基因启动子区的分段克隆中,ATG上游-68～-329 bp片段在A549及NCI-H446细胞中均具有很强的启动活性,对TSLC1的转录起重要作用。结论人TSLC1基因翻译起始位点ATG上游-68～-329 bp区域可能为基因的核心启动子区。     

Isolation and characterization of the promoter and partial enhancer region of the porcine inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 gene

A porcine genomic library was screened for clones containing the promoter of the major acute-phase protein in pigs, inter-alpha-trypsin heavy chain 4 (ITIH4). Following isolation of the promoter, a functional analysis was performed with Hep3B cells. The promoter was induced by interleukin-6 (IL-6) but not by IL-1beta. However, IL-1beta was shown to inhibit the IL-6-induced activation of the porcine ITIH4 promoter.     

The late promoter of the human papovavirus BK is contained within the early promoter enhancer region

We have analyzed the sequences necessary for late promoter function and mapped the late mRNA start sites of the human papovavirus BK (prototype). Our results show that, under both replicating and nonreplicating conditions, the BKV late promoter is contained within the same region defined as the enhancer for the early promoter. This region consists of three 68-bp repeats (the middle one of which has an 18-bp deletion) and a 66-bp region containing an enhancer element denoted as c, located to the late side of the 68-bp repeats. Deletions within the early enhancer domain indicate that elements of the late promoter are found throughout the entire region.     

Forebrain-specific promoter/enhancer D6 derived from the mouse Dach1 gene controls expression in neural stem cells

Drosophila dachshund is involved in development of eye and limbs and in the development of mushroom bodies, a brain structure required for learning and memory in flies. Its mouse homologue mDach1 is expressed in various embryonic tissues, including limbs, the eye, the dorsal spinal cord and the forebrain. We have isolated a forebrain-specific 2.5-kb enhancer element termed D6 from the mouse mDach1 gene and created D6-LacZ and D6-green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter gene mouse lines. In embryonic stages, the D6 enhancer activity is first detected at embryonic day 10.5 in scattered cells of the outbuldging cortical vesicles. By embryonic day 12.5, D6 activity expands throughout the developing neocortex and the hippocampus. In the adult mouse brain, D6 enhancer is active in neurons of the cortical plate, in the CA1 layer of the hippocampus and in cells of the subventricular zone and the ventricular ependymal zone. Adult mice also show D6 activity in the olfactory bulb and in the mamillary nucleus. Cultured D6-positive cells, which were derived from embryonic and postnatal brains, show characteristics of neural stem cells. They form primary and secondary neurospheres that differentiate into neurons and astrocytes as examined by cell-specific markers.Our results show that D6 enhancer exerts highly tissue-specific activity in the neurons of the neocortex and hippocampus and in neural stem cells. Moreover, the fluorescence cell sorting of D6-GFP cells from embryonic and postnatal stages allows specific selection of primary neural progenitors and their analysis.     

Fibulin-1基因启动子区域甲基化与食管癌的关系研究

目的:检测食管癌Fibulin-1基因启动子区域甲基化的情况,探讨其相关的临床意义.方法:选取黄石市中心医院2014年1月至2016年2月收治的食管鳞状细胞癌患者96例,另取同期黄石市中心医院因食管良性病变手术切除的食管组织40例作为对照.Fibulin-1基因启动子甲基化使用亚硫酸盐修饰后PCR检测.免疫组织化学检测显示Fibulin-1蛋白表达.结果:食管癌患者中Fibulin-1基因启动子甲基化阳性率为36.5％,显著高于对照组的15.0％(x2=2.517,P=0.036).免疫组织化学检测显示Fibulin-1基因启动子甲基化标本中Fibulin-1蛋白阳性表达率为90.2％.食管癌患者男女性别和不同年龄之间Fibulin-1基因启动子甲基化率无显著性差异(P＞0.05).Ⅲ,Ⅳ临床分期患者Fibulin-1基因启动子甲基化率为43.1％,显著高于Ⅰ,Ⅱ临床分期患者的28.9％(x2=2.426,P=0.046).肿瘤有淋巴结转移患者Fibulin-1基因启动子甲基化率为44.4％,显著高于无淋巴结转移患者的26.2％(x2=2.438,P=0.041).肿瘤中、低分化患者Fibulin-1基因启动子甲基化率为42.6％,显著高于高分化患者的25.7％(x2=2.431,P=0.043).结论:Fibulin-1基因启动子在食管癌组织中高甲基化,Fibulin-1基因启动子高甲基化与食管癌的临床分期、肿瘤分化程度以及有无淋巴结转移密切相关.     

CA repeat polymorphism in the promoter region of the COL1A2 gene

A polymorphic CA dinucleotide repeat sequence has been identified within the promoter of the human α2(I) procollagen gene, located at 7q21.3–q22.1. Nine alleles have been identified in unrelated individuals and the observed heterozygosity for the polymorphism was 0.66. This marker may be useful in the prenatal diagnosis of inherited connective tissue diseases in which the COL1A2 gene is involved. Furthermore, it may potentially improve the usefulness of the COL1A2 genetic system as an anthropogenetic marker. Received: May 6, 1999 / Accepted: July 13, 1999