title: Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF-1 alpha) and HNF-1 beta regulate transcription via two elements in an intestine-specific promoter.
abstract: Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF-1 alpha) and HNF-1 beta are transcription factors that contain a divergent homeodomain, bind to DNA as homo- or heterodimers, and act to regulate transcription of many genes that are expressed primarily in liver. We show that HNF-1 alpha and HNF-1 beta act as regulatory factors for transcription of sucrase-isomaltase (SI), the gene for which is expressed exclusively in absorptive enterocytes of the small intestine. HNF-1 alpha and HNF-1 beta bind to two evolutionarily conserved sites in the SI promoter, previously named SIF2 and SIF3, with different relative affinities. HNF-1 alpha binds to the SIF3 element with greater affinity than to the SIF2 element, whereas HNF-1 beta binds to both elements equally. Co-transfection experiments demonstrated that HNF-1 alpha is able to increase transcriptional initiation from a minimal SI intestine-specific promoter. In contrast, HNF-1 beta has no functional effect on transcription of the SI promoter. The functional and DNA binding differences of HNF-1 alpha and HNF-1 beta on elements in the SI promoter suggest that these transcription factors may play a role in the complex spatial patterns of SI gene expression in the intestine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia 19104-6144.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Forslund
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Traber
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013394:Sucrase-Isomaltase Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C496487:HNF1A protein, human; C496495:HNF1B protein, human; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D013394:Sucrase-Isomaltase Complex