51. Three activator protein-1-binding sites bound by the Fra-2.JunD complex cooperate for the regulation of murine laminin alpha3A (lama3A) promoter activity by transforming growth factor-beta
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Guerrino Meneguzzi, Jean-Paul Ortonne, Marie-Noëlle Monthouel, Daniel Aberdam, Thierry Virolle, and Zied Djabari
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Molecular Sequence Data ,Fos-Related Antigen-2 ,Biology ,Biochemistry ,Cell Line ,Mice ,Transcription (biology) ,Transforming Growth Factor beta ,Gene expression ,Animals ,Binding site ,Promoter Regions, Genetic ,Molecular Biology ,Gene ,Reporter gene ,Binding Sites ,Base Sequence ,Activator (genetics) ,Cell Biology ,Transfection ,DNA ,Molecular biology ,DNA-Binding Proteins ,Transcription Factor AP-1 ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Laminin ,Transforming growth factor ,Transcription Factors - Abstract
Several lines of evidence suggest a role for laminin-5 in skin wound healing. We report here that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), which elicits various responses during cutaneous healing, stimulates transcription of the mouse laminin alpha3A (lama3A) gene. To identify the TGF-beta-responsive elements (TGFbeta-REs) on the lama3A promoter, we have generated a series of 5'-deletions of the promoter upstream of the beta-galactosidase reporter gene. Transient cell transfection assays using mouse PAM212 keratinocytes revealed that TGFbeta-REs lie between nucleotides -297 and -54 relative to the transcription start site. Insertion of the TGFbeta-RE in front of the unresponsive minimal SV40 promoter conferred TGF-beta inducibility. Computer analysis of the promoter sequence identified three canonical activator protein-1 (AP-1) sites located at nucleotides -277 (AP-1A), -125 (AP-1B), and -69 (AP-1C). Site-directed mutagenesis of either the AP-1A or AP-1C site did not drastically alter the basal activity of the lama3A promoter, but reduced TGF-beta responsiveness by 50%. Simultaneous mutation of these two AP-1 sites resulted in a 65% decline in the response to TGF-beta, suggesting a cooperative contribution of each site to the overall promoter activity. In contrast, mutation of the AP-1B site markedly reduced the basal activity of the lama3A promoter, indicating that this AP-1 site is essential for gene expression. Mobility shift assays demonstrated specific binding of Fra-2 and JunD to the AP-1 sites, suggesting for the first time a possible regulatory function for the Fra-2.JunD AP-1 complex in a basal keratinocyte-specific gene.
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- 1998