Mechanism of cAMP regulation of renin gene transcription by proximal promoter.
Renin is produced mainly by the kidney, and cAMP is a main positive regulator of its synthesis. This study was undertaken to analyze the molecular mechanism of cAMP-mediated regulation of Ren-1C gene transcription by the proximal promoter. We first showed that the promoter region from -365 to +16 of the mouse renin gene (Ren-1C) mediated the cAMP-induced chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene expression in embryonic kidney-derived 293 cells. Deletion analysis and heterologous promoter assay disclosed that the proximal promoter region from -75 to +16 was able to activate chloramphenicol acetyltransferase expression by cAMP, and indicated that the proximal promoter element from -75 to -47 (RP-2 element) overlapping the TATA-like region was able to confer cAMP responsiveness. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay and DNase I footprinting analysis demonstrated that novel nuclear factors in 293 cells interacted with the RP-2 element, and that cAMP increased the binding activity of these nuclear factors to the RP-2 element. Furthermore, we demonstrated that cAMP enhanced the binding of nuclear factors derived from juxtaglomerular cells, the main production site of renin in the kidney, to the RP-2 element in vivo. These results suggest that the RP-2 element plays an important role in the cAMP-mediated regulation of Ren-1C gene transcription through the proximal promoter.
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Tamura
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Umemura
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Yamaguchi
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Iwamoto
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Kobayashi
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Fukamizu
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Murakami
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Ishii
D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012083:Renin / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
D007546:Isoquinolines; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C053177:N-(2-(methylamino)ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D012083:Renin