title: Deletional and mutational analyses of the human CD4 gene promoter: characterization of a minimal tissue-specific promoter.
abstract: In recent years, considerable interest has arisen in understanding the mechanisms of the CD4 gene transcriptional control which resulted in the identification of a promoter, enhancers and a silencer. While the murine CD4 gene promoter has been well studied, little is known about its human counterpart that we previously identified as a 1.1 kb region. Here, we show that the -170/+20 region represents a minimal tissue-specific promoter with a size compatible with its inclusion in viral vectors for gene therapy. In addition, mutational analyses provided evidence that this fragment contains three regions critical for transcriptional activity: an initiator-like sequence, an Ets consensus site and an ATF consensus site. The latter site is absent in the murine promoter, suggesting that some differences exist between the transcriptional control of the human and murine CD4 genes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie et Thérapeutique des Pathologies Immunitaires, CNRS ESA 7087, CERVI, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris, Cedex 13, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zhao-Emonet
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klatzmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens; D011994:Recombinant Proteins