title: Cell cycle regulation of the human polo-like kinase (PLK) promoter.
abstract: Plk (polo-like kinase) is a serine-threonine kinase that appears to function in mitotic control in mammalian cells. We demonstrated previously that PLK mRNA expression is low at the G1-S transition, increases during S phase, and is maximally expressed during G2-M. In the present study, we have cloned the human PLK gene and analyzed the structure and function of 2 kilobases of its 5'-flanking region. Using synchronized cultures of HeLa cells transfected with PLK promoter/luciferase constructs, we show that the promoter of PLK is activated at S phase and is maximal at G2-M phase. Using various PLK promoter/luciferase constructs, we show that three activating regions are located between 35 and 93 base pairs upstream of the transcription initiation site. We identified a repressor element (CDE/CHR) in the region of the transcription start site, and mutations within this element diminished cell cycle regulation of transcription.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Leukocyte Biology, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiumi
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ferris
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1