title: Winged helix hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 and POU-domain protein brn-2/N-oct-3 bind overlapping sites on the neuronal promoter of human aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase gene.
abstract: The neuronal promoter of human aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase gene has been analysed to elucidate the mechanisms of neuron type-specific expression. The (-560/+92) promoter segment was sufficient to direct luciferase expression at a higher level in SK-N-BE neuroblastoma cells, than in CHP126 neuroepithelia, HepG2 hepatoma or SK-Hep1 epithelioma cells. Deletions experiments showed that this segment contained a neuronal-specific (element T1) and a SK-N-BE-specific (element N1) cis-activating sequences. Element T1 (-72/-36) bound Sp1 and NF-Y proteins, and unidentified neuronal-specific factors. Element N1 (-102/-72) bound cell-specific factors, identified as HNF-3, N-Oct-3/Brn-2 and N-Oct-2. HNF-3 proteins recognized the sequence TCAGTAAATA that matches the consensus motif. Oct-1, N-Oct-2 and N-Oct-3 bound the AAATAATGC sequence that overlaps the HNF-3 binding site. In addition, we show that the HNF-3 binding sites from aldolase C and HNF-3beta gene promoters also bind N-Oct-2 and N-Oct-3 proteins. These data suggest a functional interplay of winged helix/forkhead and POU-domain transcription factors on a variety of neuronal gene promoters.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, CNRS UPR 9006, 118 route de Narbonne, F31062 Toulouse Cedex, France.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Raynal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dugast
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Van Thaï
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001142:Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases / Q000235:genetics*; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D019556:COS Cells; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D018257:Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs; D051541:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-alpha; D051542:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-beta; D051543:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-gamma; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D050809:POU Domain Factors; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C496499:FOXA1 protein, human; C496502:FOXA2 protein, human; C496505:FOXA3 protein, human; D051541:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-alpha; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D050809:POU Domain Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors; C085076:transcription factor Brn-2; D051543:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-gamma; D051542:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-beta; D001142:Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases