title: Interplay of an original combination of factors: C/EBP, NFY, HNF3, and HNF1 in the rat aldolase B gene promoter.
abstract: The rat aldolase B 5' flanking region (nucleotides - 194 to +41) contains sufficient information for liver-specific expression. A detailed investigation of factors binding to the rat aldolase B 5' flanking region has allowed us to identify three distinct factors that filled different sites of this region (A, B, C). The liver-enriched C/EBP or related factors bind to box C, as demonstrated by the specific interaction with bacterially expressed C/EBP protein. Box B bearing the CCAAT sequence binds the ubiquitous factor NFY. Surprisingly, Box A is able to bind two liver enriched factors, namely HNF1 and HNF3. However, in the context of the intact promoter, as shown by footprinting competition experiments, HNF3 binds solely to this sequence. HNF3, but not HNF1 is a transcriptional activator as demonstrated in the in vitro transcription assay.
authors.affiliation: ICGM, INSERM U. 129, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raymondjean
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pichard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gregori
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ginot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002474:Cell-Free System; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / Q000235:genetics*; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D051381:Rats; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; C496489:Hnf1a protein, rat; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase