title: Expression of the 90K immunostimulator gene is controlled by a promoter with unique features.
abstract: 90K is a secreted glycoprotein with tumor suppressive functions, which is up-regulated in various types of cancer and in AIDS. In order to understand the regulation of its expression, the mouse 90K gene was isolated and analyzed. The gene spans about 8.8-kilobase pairs and consists of 6 exons and was localized on chromosome 11, region E. RNase protection identified one major transcription start site (+1) and three minor ones (-3, +32, +34). The mouse 90K gene was found to have a TATA-less promoter of unusual structure. The 2. 3-kilobase pair 5'-flanking region exhibited strong promoter activity in NIH 3T3 cells; however, it contained neither a TATA-box nor a SP1 site and was not GC-rich. No known initiator motif was found around the transcription start site. 5'- and 3'-deletions defined a minimal promoter of 51 base pairs (-66 --> -16), not including the start site, essential and sufficient for promoter activity. This minimal promoter showed increased activity after stimulation with interferon-gamma or poly(I.C), a substance mimicking viral infection. Essential for both inductions was the integrity of an interferon regulatory factor element within this sequence, a potential binding site for the anti-oncogenic transcription factor interferon regulatory factor-1.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Klopferspitz 18A, 82152 Martinsried, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brakebusch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jallal
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fusco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iacobelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ullrich
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001483:Base Sequence; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D005091:Exons; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; C081856:LGALS3BP protein, human; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins