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ArticleNucleic acids research1996

Characterization of the rat mdr2 promoter and its regulation by the transcription factor Sp1.

P C Brown, J A Silverman

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P C BrownLaboratory of Experimental Carinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255. USA.
J A Silverman
National Cancer Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mdr2 gene encodes a P-glycoprotein that transports phospholipids across the canalicular membrane in hepatocytes. In this report we describe the isolation, sequencing and first functional characterization of the promoter of mdr2. Analysis of 1.6 kb of DNA upstream of the initiation of translation revealed that this sequence has a high GC content, lacks a TATA element and contains a number of putative transcription factor binding sites. We observed that transcription initiates at several sites between -290 and -463 and that this region was critical for promoter activity. Gel mobility shift assays indicated that Sp1 protein binds to a Sp1 consensus site located at -263. Co-expression of Sp1 protein with a reporter construct containing the -263 GC box demonstrated that Sp1 regulates transcription of this promoter. Expression of a non-functional Sp1 protein did not increase transcription from the mdr2 promoter. Mutation of the -263 GC box diminished the response of the promoter to Sp1 protein. Mutation of this site also decreased expression of this promoter in cells which normally express this gene. These data show that Spl has a role in the regulation of mdr2 expression.

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ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BGene Expression RegulationPromoter Regions, GeneticAnimalsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Base SequenceBinding SitesDNA Mutational AnalysisGenes, ReporterGenomic LibraryMolecular Sequence DataProtein BindingRatsRats, Inbred F344Sequence AnalysisATP-Binding Cassette TransportersATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1multidrug resistance protein 3Sp1 Transcription Factor

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PMID8774906
PMCPMC146062
OpenAlexW2068055075

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