title: Induction of serum amyloid A (SAA) gene by SAA-activating sequence-binding factor (SAF) in monocyte/macrophage cells. Evidence for a functional synergy between SAF and Sp1.
abstract: Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a plasma protein that is associated with many inflammatory diseases including amyloidosis, arthritis, and atherosclerosis. SAA level is significantly increased during inflammatory condition, and such abnormal expression of this protein is linked to the pathogenesis of the above-mentioned diseases. A promoter element, designated as SAA-activating sequence (SAS), located between -280 and -226 has been implicated in the induction mechanism and a nuclear factor, SAS-binding factor (SAF), has been shown to bind to this region. In this report, using a cloned SAF gene in transient transfection assay, we provide evidence that SAF potentiates SAA gene expression through SAS element. Furthermore, we show that during lipopolysaccharide-mediated induction of SAF, heteromeric complex with transcription factor Sp1 is formed. Transfection assays using both transcription factor genes have demonstrated that SAF-Sp1 heteromer is a highly potent transactivator of SAA expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007700:Kinetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; C056174:amyloid fibril protein SAF