title: The cyclic AMP response element plays an essential role in the expression of the human prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 gene in differentiated U937 monocytic cells.
abstract: The promoter activity of 1432 bp upstream of the human prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 gene (PTGS2) was examined in differentiated U937 monocytic cells expressing prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 mRNA. Transient transfection experiments were performed using these cells and reporter vectors containing the upstream region of the gene with deletions or site-specific mutations and the luciferase gene. The deletion or destruction of the cyclic AMP response element (nucleotides -59 to -53) markedly reduced the promoter activity of this gene. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed that a nuclear protein(s) binding to the cyclic AMP response element was induced during monocytic differentiation of U937 cells. These results indicate that expression of the human prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 gene in differentiated U937 monocytic cells is regulated by the cyclic AMP response element.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nanayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D004247:DNA; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000235:genetics*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases