title: Transcriptional activity of the promoter region of rat frizzled-related protein gene.
abstract: Frizzled-related protein (Frp) is a new family of secreted proteins involved in tumorigenesis and Wnt-signaling pathway. Previous study has shown that rat Frp (rFrp) gene was found to be differentially expressed in Rat 6 fibroblast cell line overexpressing p53(val135) (R6#13-8). The rFrp gene was otherwise silent in normal parental Rat 6 cells. To elucidate the molecular basis of the transcriptional activation of rFrp, we have isolated and analyzed a 2-kilobase pair promoter region of the rFrp gene. Mapping of transcription initiation sites of rFrp showed the existence of multiple initiation sites. Transfection studies of serial deletion constructs in both Rat 6 and CHOK1 cell lines revealed that the region from -202 to -144 contains cis-acting elements essential for the efficient transcription of rFrp. This work provides a transcriptional regulation basis for Frp and gives insight into its implication in tumorigenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hsiao
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D000099274:Frizzled-Related Proteins
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D000099274:Frizzled-Related Proteins