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ArticleLife sciences2016

Aldosterone alters the chromatin structure of the murine endothelin-1 gene.

Amanda K Welch, I Jeanette Lynch, Michelle L Gumz, Brian D Cain, Charles S Wingo

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Endothelin-1 signaling in the kidney: recent advances and remaining gaps.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2025
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda K WelchNorth Florida/South Georgia VA Health System, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States; Department of Physiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States.
I Jeanette LynchNorth Florida/South Georgia VA Health System, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States.
Michelle L GumzDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States.
Brian D CainDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States.
Charles S WingoNorth Florida/South Georgia VA Health System, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States. Electronic address: cswingo@ufl.edu.
University of Florida · USNorth Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System · US

Funding

Multidisciplinary Training Program in HypertensionT32HL083810 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI WOOD, CHARLES E · 2007 to 2017
$2.5M
An Aldosterone-Endothelin Feedback Mechanism on Sodium HomeostasisR01DK082680 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CAIN, BRIAN D., WINGO, CHARLES S · 2009 to 2012
$1.2M
Role of H,K-ATPase in the Action of MineralocorticoidsI01BX001472 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI WINGO, CHARLES S · 2013 to 2016
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BLRD VA I01 BX001472NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL083810NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK082680
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledAldosterone increases sodium reabsorption in the renal collecting duct and systemic blood pressure. Paradoxically, aldosterone also induces transcription of the endothelin-1 (Edn1) gene to increase protein (ET-1) levels, which inhibits sodium reabsorption.

aimsHere we investigated changes in the chromatin structure of the Edn1 gene of collecting duct cell lines in response to aldosterone treatment. The Edn1 gene has a CpG island that encompasses the transcription start site and four sites in the 5' regulatory region previously linked to transcriptional regulation. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe chromatin structure of the Edn1 gene was investigated using a quantitative PCR-based DNaseI hypersensitivity assay in murine hepatocyte (AML12), renal cortical collecting duct (mpkCCDC14), outer medullary collecting duct1 (OMCD1), and inner medullary collecting duct-3 (IMCD-3) cell lines. KEY

findingsThe CpG island was uniformly accessible. One calcium-responsive NFAT element remained at low chromatin accessibility in all cell lines under all conditions tested. However, the second calcium responsive NFAT element located at -1563bp upstream became markedly more accessible in IMCD-3 cells exposed to aldosterone. Importantly, one established aldosterone hormone response element HRE at -671bp relative to the transcription start site was highly accessible, and another HRE (-551bp) became more accessible in aldosterone-treated IMCD-3 and OMCD1 cells. SIGNIFICANCE: The evidence supports a model in which aldosterone activation of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) results in the MR-hormone complex binding at HRE at -671bp to open chromatin structure around other regulatory elements in the Edn1 gene.

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AldosteroneAnimalsCell LineChromatinEndothelin-1MiceProtein ConformationTranscription, GeneticAldosteroneChromatinEndothelin-1AldosteroneChromatinChromatin structureEpigeneticsKidney

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