title: Genomic cloning, structure, and regulatory elements of the 1 alpha, 25(OH)2D3 down-regulated gene for cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor.
abstract: The cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor (PKI) mRNA and protein are negatively and tissue-specifically regulated in the kidney by 1 alpha, 25(OH)2D3. A 17-kb PKI clone, isolated from a chick genomic library, revealed that the PKI gene consists of two exons separated by a 4.5-kb intron. A 411-bp upstream region (constituting 93 bp upstream and 318 bp downstream from the transcriptional start site) containing a putative negative VDRE (nVDRE) fused to the luciferase gene was used for transient transfections of primary cultures of chick kidney cells. Luciferase activity was significantly down-regulated in response to 1 alpha, 25(OH)2D3. This result suggests that the promoter region containing the putative nVDRE plays a pivotal role in the negative regulation of PKI gene transcription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine 92697, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rowland-Goldsmith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holmquist
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002645:Chickens; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D014162:Transfection; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C015482:protein kinase modulator; D008156:Luciferases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D002117:Calcitriol