title: Cell line-specific transcriptional activation of the promoter of the human guanylyl cyclase C/heat-stable enterotoxin/receptor gene.
abstract: The guanylyl cyclase C protein, expressed primarily in the intestine, is the receptor for the heat-stable enterotoxin of Escherichia coli. We have isolated and sequenced the promoter region and the first exon of human guanylyl cyclase C and determined the major site of transcription initiation. Transfection of a -1973/+124 promoter/luciferase gene fusion construct in the Caco-2 intestinal cell line resulted in a high level of expression; results with deletion constructs indicate the presence of multiple positive-acting sequence elements. These promoter elements were not active upon transfection into NIH/3T3 and LLC-PK1 cell lines which do not express GC-C.
authors.affiliation: Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jump
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Glenella
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D000074261:Receptors, Enterotoxin; D050705:Receptors, Guanylate Cyclase-Coupled; D018000:Receptors, Peptide / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; C034151:heat stable toxin (E coli); D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D000074261:Receptors, Enterotoxin; D050705:Receptors, Guanylate Cyclase-Coupled