Transcription factor NF2d9 (LBP-1a) interacts with the positive regulatory element for the xenobiotic responsive element

Biochim Biophys Acta. 2005 Feb 14;1727(2):141-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bbaexp.2004.12.003. Epub 2004 Dec 30.

Abstract

PREX is a positive regulatory element for xenobiotic responsive element (XRE)-mediated gene expression that is located upstream of the XRE in the CYP2A8 gene. Using gel mobility shift assays, we demonstrated that NF2d9 (LBP-1a), a transcription factor related to CP2 (LBP-1c/LSF), bound directly to PREX and also interacts indirectly with XRE. Luciferase-reporter gene assays showed that the overexpression of NF2d9 enhanced PREX and XRE-driven CYP2A8 gene transcriptional induction. These findings suggest that the interaction of NF2d9 with PREX and XRE enhances XRE-driven CYP2A8 gene transcriptional induction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cricetinae
  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic / genetics
  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic / physiology*
  • Mesocricetus
  • Oligonucleotide Probes
  • Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • Oligonucleotide Probes
  • Transcription Factors