title: Involvement of HNF-1 in the regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression in the kidney.
abstract: The cytosolic form of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP) (PEPCK) gene is differentially expressed in several tissues. A specific set of regulatory elements in the promoter are responsible for the control of PEPCK gene transcription and, in turn, determine its distinct metabolic role in each tissue. DNase I footprinting analysis of the PEPCK promoter, using nuclear proteins from tissues which express the gene for PEPCK, and transient expression assays in renal cell lines have demonstrated that the HNF-1 recognition motif (P2) in the PEPCK promoter characterizes kidney-specific expression. This site is required also for the response to acidosis. Since the P2 site is not involved in the expression of the PEPCK gene in the liver, we propose that its critical role in the kidney stems from a combination of abundance of HNF-1 together with low concentrations of members of the C/EBP family in this tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Biochemistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cassuto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Olswang
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Livoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nechushtan
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reshef
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D018983:DNA Footprinting; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D013552:Swine; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; C496489:Hnf1a protein, rat; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; C069767:phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase kinase; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I