title: Molecular anatomy of the human glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase core promoter.
abstract: The gene encoding glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), which plays a pivotal role in cell defense against oxidative stress, is ubiquitously expressed at widely different levels in various tissues; moreover, G6PD expression is regulated by a number of stimuli. In this study we have analyzed the molecular anatomy of the G6PD core promoter. Our results indicate that the G6PD promoter is more complex than previously assumed; G6PD expression is under the control of several elements that are all required for correct promoter functioning and, furthermore, a still unidentified mammalian specific factor is needed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Internazionale di Genetica e Biofisica, CNR, Naples, Italy. franze@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franzè
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fusco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanzari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ursini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D051705:Sp3 Transcription Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051705:Sp3 Transcription Factor; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase