title: 5' upstream sequence and genomic structure of the human primary response gene, EGR-1/TIS8.
abstract: EGR-1/TIS8 is a primary response gene that encodes a zinc finger containing protein and is induced in a number of cell types by a variety of ligands. We have isolated and mapped the human EGR-1/TIS8 gene and sequenced the 5' upstream flanking region. A 'TATA' homology and several putative regulatory elements, including two Sp1 sites, five serum response-like elements, two cAMP response-like elements, an EGR-1 binding site (EBS), and a tetra-decanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA)-responsive element have been identified within 700 nucleotides of the upstream region. We demonstrated that a 500-base pair fragment, which includes several of these possible regulatory sequences, is functional and responsive to TPA in transient transfection assays. A further understanding of the regulation and function of human EGR-1/TIS8 gene expression may provide insight into the mechanisms that control normal and neoplastic proliferation of human cells.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Department of Hematology/Oncology, California 90054-0700.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bardeleben
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Raines
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Golde
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gasson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051766:Early Growth Response Protein 1; D005091:Exons; D005809:Genes, Regulator / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016385:TATA Box; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C497325:EGR1 protein, human; D051766:Early Growth Response Protein 1; C486109:Egr1 protein, mouse; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate