title: Synergistic effects of nuclear factors--GATA, VBP and ER in potentiating vitellogenin gene transcription.
abstract: The Oreochromis aureus vitellogenin (OaVtg) gene contains three imperfect oestrogen response elements (EREs) and GATA and VBP (vitellogenin binding protein) binding sites. An analysis of the promoter indicates that the 5'-flanking region up to position -625 is sufficient to mediate E(2) control. Furthermore, transfection of deletion and mutagenised promoters indicates that both GATA and VBP synergise with ER, and thus contribute to the regulation of the endogenous OaVtg gene. These findings support the notion that the interplay of promoter elements mediates proper hormone-dependent and tissue-specific expression of the OaVtg gene, regardless of non-consensus sequence context of EREs and VBP.
authors.affiliation: National University of Singapore, Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030161:Avian Proteins; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D050993:GATA6 Transcription Factor; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D010473:Perciformes; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014819:Vitellogenins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D030161:Avian Proteins; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050993:GATA6 Transcription Factor; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014819:Vitellogenins