title: Interaction between the (-170) CRE and the (-150) CCAAT box is necessaryfor efficient activation of the fibronectin gene promoter by cAMP and ATF-2.
abstract: The fibronectin promoter contains an ATF/cyclic AMP (cAMP) response element (CRE) site two helical turns upstream of a CCAAT site with which it interacts. We investigated the effects of mutating these (-170) CRE and(-150) CCAAT elements on the promoter activity regulated by three different modulators previously known to act through CRE: ATF-2, cAMP and E1a. While the cooperation seems to play no role in E1a action, integrity of the (-150) CCAAT is necessary for ATF-2 and cAMP efficient activation in a cell-specific manner. These results show that the CRE and CCAAT elements function as a 'composite element' and establish a cell-specific function for CRE-CCAAT synergy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II (1428), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nogués
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Baralle
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kornblihtt
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D051698:Activating Transcription Factor 2; D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016372:RNA, Antisense / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C497105:ATF2 protein, human; D051698:Activating Transcription Factor 2; D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins; C497106:Atf2 protein, mouse; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D005353:Fibronectins; D016372:RNA, Antisense; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases