title: Activation of the human delta-globin gene promoter in primary adult erythroid cells.
abstract: Restoration of the CCAAT box or insertion of an erythroid Krüppel-like factor (EKLF) binding site in the delta promoter activates its expression in several erythroid cell lines. We extended these studies using a novel primary human adult erythroid cell (hAEC) system to investigate these effects at the late erythroblast stage. Restoration of the CCAAT box at -70 bp, or insertion of an EKLF binding site at -85 bp or -95 bp in the promoter significantly increased delta globin gene expression in hAEC. Our results demonstrate that the altered CCAAT box (CCAAC) and the lack of an EKLF binding site in delta-globin contribute to its low level of expression in the hAEC model as well.
authors.affiliation: Molecular and Clinical Hematology Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1822, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004900:Erythroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors; C080774:erythroid Kruppel-like factor; D005914:Globins