title: Genomic organization, sequence, and transcriptional regulation of the human eotaxin gene.
abstract: Eotaxin is an eosinophil specific beta-chemokine assumed to be involved in eosinophilic inflammatory diseases such as atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma and parasitic infections. Its expression is stimulus- and cell-specific. We here describe the genomic organisation (3 exons of 132, 112 and 542 bp and 2 introns of 1211 and 378 bp) and sequence including 3 kb of DNA from the immediate 5' upstream region of the human eotaxin gene. Among the regulatory promoter elements potentially regulating eotaxin gene expression and/or mediating the effects of anti-inflammatory drugs we identified consensus sequences known to interact with nuclear factors like NF-IL6, AP-1, a NF-kappa-B like consensus sequence and gamma-interferon- as well as glucocorticoid response elements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schlüter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kulke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Christophers
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bartels
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054413:Chemokine CCL11; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D002631:Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007438:Introns; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009928:Organ Specificity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011817:Rabbits; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; C515456:CCL11 protein, human; D054413:Chemokine CCL11; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D002631:Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil; D016207:Cytokines; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D016328:NF-kappa B; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D014157:Transcription Factors; D007371:Interferon-gamma