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ArticleMolecular biology reports2013

Transcriptional regulation of human MUC4 gene: identification of a novel inhibitory element and its nuclear binding protein.

Jing-Jing Zhang, Yi Zhu, Xiong-Fei Zhang, Wen-Biao Liang, Kun-Ling Xie, Jin-Qiu Tao, Yun-Peng Peng, Ze-Kuan Xu, Yi Miao

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Jing-Jing ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China.
Yi Zhu
Xiong-Fei Zhang
Wen-Biao Liang
Kun-Ling Xie
Jin-Qiu Tao
Yun-Peng Peng
Ze-Kuan Xu
Yi Miao
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Blood Center · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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Abstract

The human mucin 4 (MUC4) is aberrantly expressed in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and tumor cell lines, while remaining undetectable in normal pancreas, indicating its important role in pancreatic cancer development. Although its transcriptional regulation has been investigated in considerable detail, some important elements remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the existence of a novel inhibitory element in the MUC4 promoter and characterize some of its binding proteins. By luciferase reporter assay, we located the inhibitory element between nucleotides -2530 and -2521 in the MUC4 promoter using a series of deletion and mutant reporter constructs. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) with Bxpc-3 cell nuclear extracts revealed that one protein or protein complex bind to this element. The proteins binding to this element were purified and identified as Yin Yang 1 (YY1) by mass spectrometry. Supershift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay confirmed that YY1 binds to this element in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, transient YY1 overexpression significantly inhibited MUC4 promoter activity and endogenous MUC4 protein expression. In conclusion, we reported here a novel inhibitory element in the human MUC4 promoter. This provides additional data on MUC4 gene regulation and indicates that YY1 may be a potential target for abnormal MUC4 expression.

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Blotting, WesternCell Line, TumorChromatin ImmunoprecipitationElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGene Expression RegulationHumansLuciferasesMass SpectrometryMucin-4OligonucleotidesPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticYY1 Transcription FactorLuciferasesMUC4 protein, humanMucin-4OligonucleotidesYY1 Transcription Factor

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