title: [Characterization of the IRS-1 (insulin receptor substrate-1) gene and its promoter].
abstract: IRS-1 (insulin receptor substrate-1) is a major substrate of the insulin receptor. Rat and human IRS-1 cDNAs, and human and mouse IRS-1 genes have been cloned so far. They show high homology in nucleic acids and amino acids levels, which indicate the high conservation of IRS-1 across the species. Interestingly, the entire coding region is contained in the 1st exon in the IRS-1 gene. The promoter of the mouse IRS-1 gene lacks TATA and CAAT boxes but contains 9 potential Spl binding sites, indicating that IRS-1 is a "housekeeping" gene. By deletion analysis, two positively and two negatively regulating fragments are identified in the promoter. In cultured adipocytes, insulin and dexamethasone down regulate IRS-1 expression by different mechanisms. Insulin down regulates at the post-translational level by shortening the protein half life, and dexamethasone down regulates at the post-transcriptional level mainly by shortening the mRNA half life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shichiri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic
chemical_list: C526292:IRS1 protein, human; D007328:Insulin; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; C526295:Irs1 protein, mouse; C526296:Irs1 protein, rat; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D003907:Dexamethasone