title: Sp1-mediated transactivation of the rabbit alpha 1 acid glycoprotein-encoding gene involves a cis-acting element in the 5'-proximal promoter region.
abstract: Analysis of the regulatory promoter region of the rabbit alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (alpha 1-AGP)-encoding gene revealed the presence of a G + C-rich region that is a potential binding site for the transcription factor Sp1. DNase I footprinting and competition with Sp1-specific wild-type oligodeoxyribonucleotides showed that Sp1 interacts with a tandem array of GGGCGG motifs within the alpha 1-AGP promoter. Transfection assays using both liver and nonliver cells have demonstrated that these Sp1-binding elements are transcriptionally active and overproduction of Sp1 can significantly induce the expression of this gene. Previously, we have identified two adjacent C/EBP-binding elements just upstream from these Sp1-binding regions. We now demonstrate by both in vivo and in vitro analyses that C/EBP and Sp1 bind to the alpha 1-AGP promoter and transactivate the expression of this gene in an independent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004247:DNA; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D011817:Rabbits; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009961:Orosomucoid; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D004247:DNA