title: Activation of the human IGFBP-1 gene promoter by progestin and relaxin in primary culture of human endometrial stromal cells.
abstract: We have studied the activity for the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) gene promoter in human endometrial stromal cells by transient transfection. The promoter activity derived from p3.6CAT or p3.6Luc (3400 bp IGFBP-1 promoter 5' to the reporter gene chloramphenicol acetyltransferase or luciferase) was minimal in unstimulated cells. A time study over 13 days of culture showed that the promoter activity increased exponentially to > 10(4) fold in cells treated with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and relaxin (RLX). Induction of the IGFBP-1 gene promoter activity by hormones was similar to the secretion pattern of IGFBP-1 in endometrial stromal cells. MPA alone caused a moderate induction, 3-40-fold increase over the control. Deletion analysis showed that two regions in the IGFBP-1 gene promoter were responsible for the activation of the IGFBP-1 gene. The basal promoter region, termed bp1-A (+68 bp to -1.205 kb), contains multiple sections of regulatory sequence including a cis-element CCAAT (-72 bp). A DNase I protection assay in the bp-1A region revealed four distinct binding regions, one of which contained the CCAAT box region. Another promoter region, termed bp1-B (-2.6 to -3.4 kb), mediated 95% of the total promoter activity in endometrial stromal cells. The bp1-B region also contains multiple regulatory sequences. Mutation and DNase I protection assay suggest that Sp1-like binding site at -2.63 kb was a regulatory site responsible for the activation of IGFBP-1 gene promoter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D011372:Progestins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012065:Relaxin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D011372:Progestins; D012065:Relaxin; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate