title: Characterization of the mouse peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta gene.
abstract: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (alpha, delta and gamma) are ligand-activated transcription factors that are involved in multiple cellular responses. The PPARdelta subtype is the least understood of all PPAR subtypes. PPARdelta is activated by unsaturated fatty acids, PGI2, and by synthetic ligands. PPARdelta-regulated genes have not been identified and the factors that control PPARdelta expression are not known. The gene that encodes the mouse PPARdelta gene is contained in >30 kb DNA sequence and organized in eight exons, six of which encode the PPARdelta receptor. A PPARdelta-luciferase reporter containing 694 bp 5' upstream regulatory and 127 bp untranslated was introduced to primary brain cultures to begin a characterization of the DNA sequences that mediate transcriptional regulation of PPARdelta. PPARdelta-luciferase expression was 10 times higher in oligodendrocyte-containing mature cultures than in immature cultures, indicating that PPARdelta may play a role during oligodendrocyte migration, proliferation, and/or maturation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Magge
authors.forename: Hebe  M
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guardiola-Diaz
mesh_terms: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005091:Exons; D007438:Introns; D008024:Ligands; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D051381:Rats; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D008024:Ligands; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors; D008156:Luciferases