title: Transactivation of the human insulin receptor gene by the CAAT/enhancer binding protein.
abstract: Within human insulin receptor gene there are three consensus binding sites for the CAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP). Two sites are located in the 5' flanking region and the other is in the first intron. We have studied the ability of these sequences to be regulated by C/EBP. A eukaryotic expression vector containing these sequences can be transactivated in a dose-dependent manner by a C/EBP expression vector when co-transfected into NIH-3T3 cells. In addition, double stranded oligonucleotides corresponding to two of these sequences can bind C/EBP in a gel retardation assay. These two oligonucleotides can complete with each other to bind C/EBP. These findings suggest that this transcription factor may play a role in the regulation of insulin receptor gene expression in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McKeon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pham
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011972:Receptor, Insulin