title: Transcriptional induction of the agp/ebp (c/ebp beta) gene by hepatocyte growth factor.
abstract: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a pleiotropic factor with mitogenic, morphogenic, motogenic, cytotoxic, or growth inhibitory activity. Although the signaling of HGF is mediated through the cell membrane receptor c-Met, the molecular mechanism of downstream signal transduction remains obscure. In this report, we present evidence that shows HGF can stimulate the expression of AGP/EBP (C/EBP beta) and NF-kappaB, which are both key transcription factors responsible for the regulation of many genes under stress conditions or during the acute-phase response. Biochemical and functional analysis indicates that the HGF-responsive element is located in the region -376 to -352 (URE1) of the 5'-upstream regulatory sequence of agp/ebp. Activation of NF-kappaB by HGF was observed to precede the induction of agp/ebp. Further studies indicate that NF-kappaB can cooperate with AGP/EBP or other members of the C/EBP family to activate the agp/ebp gene in both URE1 and URE2-dependent manner. These results suggest that the induction of the agp/ebp gene by HGF is mediated at least in part by its activation of NF-kappaB. The activated NF-kappaB then interacts with AGP/EBP, resulting in the induction of agp/ebp.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Miau
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor