Interaction of cytokine- and glucocorticoid-response elements of acute-phase plasma protein genes. Importance of glucocorticoid receptor level and cell type for regulation of the elements from rat alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and beta-fibrinogen genes.
Dexamethasone increased the transscriptional activity of several acute-phase plasma protein genes in cytokine-treated HepG2 cells, suggesting the presence of functional glucocorticoid receptors (GR). The level of GR was, however, insufficient for stimulation of transiently transfected gene constructs containing glucocorticoid-response elements (GRE). By complementation of HepG2 cells with a GR expression vector, a cell system was generated that allowed analysis of the interaction between GRE and cytokine-response elements of the rat alpha 1-acid glycoprotein gene and identification of the principal regulatory elements of the rat beta-fibrinogen gene. Although the expression of plasmid-derived GR mRNA was reduced by dexamethasone treatment, the concentration of GR was sufficient for full, short-term stimulation of GRE-containing vectors. By comparing the pattern of regulation of the cloned GRES in HepG2 and mouse L-cells, an equivalent, cell-type independent dexamethasone response was monitored for the alpha 1-acid glycoprotein element but a response limited to HepG2 cells was found for the beta-fibrinogen element. The data indicate that, although substantial differences exist in the organization and composition of the regulatory elements of the two genes, the overall function is, nevertheless, remarkably similar.
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D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005796:Genes / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids; D051381:Rats; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014162:Transfection
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D007377:Interleukin-3; D015850:Interleukin-6; D009961:Orosomucoid; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005340:Fibrinogen