Sp1 elements inSULT2B1bpromoter and 5′-untranslated region of mRNA: Sp1/Sp2 induction and augmentation by histone deacetylase inhibition

Autor: Charles A. Strott, Yuko Higashi, Chu Luu, Young C. Lee, Chikara Shimizu
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: FEBS Letters. 579:3639-3645
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.05.041
Popis: The steroid/sterol sulfotransferase gene (SULT2B1) encodes for two isozymes of which one (SULT2B1b) sulfonates cholesterol and is selectively expressed in skin. The human SULT2B1 gene contains neither a TATAAA nor a CCAAT motif upstream of the coding region for SULT2B1b; however, this area is GC-rich. Of five Sp1 elements identified two had regulatory activity utilizing immortalized human keratinocytes: one element is located above the ostensible transcription initiation site, whereas the other is located within the 5′-untranslated region of the SULT2B1b mRNA. Sp1 and Sp2 transcription factors identified by supershift analyses induced reporter gene activity, an effect markedly augmented by histone deacetylase inhibition.
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