title: The type 2 CD10/neutral endopeptidase 24.11 promoter: functional characterization and tissue-specific regulation by CBF/NF-Y isoforms.
abstract: The cell surface zinc metalloproteinase CD10/neutral endopeptidase 24.11 ([NEP] neprilysin) functions as part of a regulatory loop to control local concentrations of peptide substrates and associated peptide-mediated signal transduction. The physiologic role of the enzyme depends on available substrates in specific organs and cell types. Although CD10/NEP is expressed on a restricted subset of normal and malignant lymphoid progenitors, the enzyme is also expressed by a variety of epithelial cells. To explore the mechanism of tissue-specific expression of this regulatory enzyme, we characterized the major (type 2) CD10/NEP promoter and identified three functionally active transcription factor binding sites (regions I to III). CBF/NF-Y binds to the inverted CCAAT box in region I, whereas a second positive and a third negative factor bind to regions II and III, respectively. Although region I is required for maximal CD10/NEP-driven luciferase activity in the examined epithelial cell lines, this region is not required for maximal activity in the evaluated lymphoid cell lines. The apparent tissue-specific differences in requirements for region I (and CBF/NF-Y) are of particular interest because lymphoid and epithelial cells express alternatively spliced versions of CBF/NF-Y that differ in biologic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ishimaru
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mari
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shipp
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015260:Neprilysin / Q000235:genetics*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015260:Neprilysin