title: AP-1 and Oct-1 transcription factors down-regulate the expression of the human PIT1/GHF1 gene.
abstract: The pituitary-specific transcription factor Pit-1/GHF-1 is a member of the POU domain family of regulatory proteins. It is involved in the commitment and expansion of the somatotropic cell lineage and activates the transcription of a set of anterior pituitary genes. We have cloned the human PIT1/GHF1 gene and characterized the regulatory mechanisms controlling its promoter activation and regulation. A minimal promoter region (-102 to +15) contains the cis-acting elements that confer to the human PIT1/GHF1 gene a high basal transcriptional activity, the tissue-specific expression, and the autoregulation by Pit-1/GHF-1 protein. The upstream promoter region contains a multiplicity of Pit-1/GHF-1 binding sites that do not show any synergistic interaction with the minimal promoter. The transcriptional activity is negatively regulated by Oct-1 and mediated by an octamer-binding site (OTF). In addition, we have also identified a 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-responsive element, which overlaps with a Pit-1/GHF-1 binding site. A mutually exclusive binding of the activator protein-1 (AP-1) and Pit-1/GHF-1 has been observed on this composite site, and AP-1 was shown to down-regulate PIT1/GHF1 transcription.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Department, Medical School, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium. mdelhase@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delhase
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Castrillo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Hoya
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rajas
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hooghe-Peters
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D051863:Host Cell Factor C1; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050811:Octamer Transcription Factor-1; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050817:Transcription Factor Pit-1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C497692:HCFC1 protein, human; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D051863:Host Cell Factor C1; D050811:Octamer Transcription Factor-1; C494187:POU1F1 protein, human; C494165:POU2F1 protein, human; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D050817:Transcription Factor Pit-1; D014157:Transcription Factors