title: Identification of sequence elements in mouse calbindin-D28k gene that confer 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3- and butyrate-inducible responses.
abstract: We have examined the 5' flanking region of the mouse calbindin-D28k gene and identified a 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3]-responsive element by deletion mutant analysis of the native promoter as well as by studies with a heterologous thymidine kinase (TK) promoter. The segment between residues -200 and -169 was found to confer a dose-dependent 1,25-(OH)2D3 responsiveness through the TK promoter in Ros 17/2.8 cells as well as in CV-1 cells cotransfected with pAV-hVDR (human vitamin D receptor expression vector). This region contains sequences homologous to the rat osteocalcin vitamin D response element (VDRE). Incubation of this element with nuclear extracts from 1,25-(OH)2D3-treated Ros 17/2.8 cells or from 1,25-(OH)2D3-treated COS cells that had been transfected with pAV-hVDR resulted in a specific protein-DNA interaction. In addition to 1,25-(OH)2D3, sodium butyrate, a differentiating agent, has also been found to modulate expression of calbindin-D28k. Deletion analysis of the mouse calbindin-D28k promoter as well as studies with a heterologous TK promoter resulted in identification of a butyrate-responsive element between -180 and -150 that was found to bind specifically to nuclear factors from butyrate-treated Ros 17/2.8 cells. This butyrate-responsive element may represent a genetic element acted upon by enhancer binding proteins. In summary, the 5' flanking region of the mouse calbindin-D28k gene contains responsive elements that interact with nuclear factors and may mediate, at least in part, the enhanced expression of this gene by 1,25-(OH)2D3 and butyrate.
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103.
authors: R K
authors: RK
authors: Gill
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Christakos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020148:Butyric Acid; D064092:Calbindin 1; D064026:Calbindins; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D015698:Genomic Library; D016325:HIV Long Terminal Repeat / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000187:drug effects; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; C576498:CALB1 protein, human; C576499:Calb1 protein, mouse; C576500:Calb1 protein, rat; D064092:Calbindin 1; D064026:Calbindins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G; D020148:Butyric Acid; D004247:DNA; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D013937:Thymidine Kinase; D002117:Calcitriol