title: Regulation of proenkephalin by Fos and Jun.
abstract: Fos and Jun form a heterodimeric complex that associates with the nucleotide sequence motif known as the AP-1 binding site. Although this complex has been proposed to function as a transcriptional regulator in neurons, no specific target gene has yet been identified. Proenkephalin mRNA increased in the hippocampus during seizure just after an increase in c-fos and c-jun expression was detected. Fos-Jun complexes bound specifically to a regulatory sequence in the 5' control region of the proenkephalin gene. Furthermore, c-fos and c-jun stimulated transcription from this control region synergistically in transactivation assays. These data suggest that the proenkephalin gene may be a physiological target for Fos and Jun in the hippocampus and indicate that these proto-oncogene transcription factors may play a role in neuronal responses to stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Oncology, Molecular Biology, Roche Research Center, Nutley, NJ 07110.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sonnenberg
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rauscher
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curran
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005796:Genes; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013724:Teratoma; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004745:Enkephalins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; C029992:proenkephalin; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases