title: Control of cytochrome P1-450 gene expression: analysis of a dioxin-responsive enhancer system.
abstract: We analyzed the function and sequence of a dioxin-responsive genomic element flanking the 5' end of the cytochrome P1-450 gene in high-activity variant mouse hepatoma cells. The element can regulate the mouse mammary tumor virus promoter. The element retains responsiveness to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) when the distance, the 5' or 3' position, and/or the 5' or 3' orientation with respect to the promoter are varied. The function of the element requires TCDD-receptor complexes. The element remains responsive to TCDD when transfected into cells from either a heterologous mouse tissue or a heterologous species (human). The DNA element and TCDD receptors together constitute a dioxin-responsive enhancer system.
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics*; D004147:Dioxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D000123:Acetyltransferases; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase