title: Glucocorticoid receptor binding to defined regions of alpha 2u-globulin genes.
abstract: A DNA-cellulose competition assay was used to study binding of glucocorticoid receptor complexes to two alpha 2u-globulin genes, RAP 01 and RAO 01. Two binding regions were found in RAP 01, one localized between bp -642 and -452, the other between -252 and -118 from the transcriptional initiation site. Only the second region was found in RAO 01. The binding affinity was comparable to that observed using a long terminal repeat fragment of mouse mammary tumor virus. Both regions contain sequences homologous to a 17-bp consensus proposed for the glucocorticoid receptor binding. Therefore, despite evidence that glucocorticoid induction of alpha 2u-globulin may be indirect, a direct action of the receptor in the 5'-upstream region of the genes cannot be excluded.
mesh_terms: D000510:Alpha-Globulins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005796:Genes / Q000187:drug effects*; D005810:Multigene Family; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000378:metabolism*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; C013803:alpha 2u globulin