title: Activation of the NPTA element of the CYP2A3 gene by NFI-A2, a nasal mucosa-selective nuclear factor 1 isoform.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether the NPTA element of the olfactory mucosa-predominant CYP2A3 gene can be activated by NFI-A2, a recently identified member of the nuclear factor 1 family of transcription factors. Isoform-specific RNA-PCR confirmed that NFI-A2 is mainly expressed in rat olfactory mucosa. A full-length NFI-A2 cDNA was isolated from a cDNA library of rat olfactory mucosa and was used for preparation of a construct encoding a fusion protein of NFI-A2 with the yeast GAL4 activation domain. Expression of the fusion protein in yeast was detected with an antibody to NFI-A. The fusion protein activated the expression of a LacZ reporter gene in yeast one-hybrid assays with a reporter construct containing the NPTA element, but not with other constructs lacking the NPTA element. These findings suggest that NFI-A2 may be involved in the tissue-selective transcriptional activation of the CYP2A3 gene in the olfactory mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12201, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Madelian
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D065637:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D007763:Lac Operon; D008297:Male; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051839:NFI Transcription Factors; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D051840:Y-Box-Binding Protein 1
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051839:NFI Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051840:Y-Box-Binding Protein 1; C070856:YBX1 protein, human; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; C585519:Cyp2a3 protein, rat; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D065637:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6