title: Activation of glucokinase gene expression by hepatic nuclear factor 4alpha in primary hepatocytes.
abstract: Glucokinase (GK) is a key enzyme for glucose utilization in liver and shows a higher expression in the perivenous zone. In primary rat hepatocytes, the GK gene expression was activated by HNF (hepatic nuclear factor)-4alpha via the sequence -52/-39 of the GK promoter. Venous pO2 enhanced HNF-4 levels and HNF-4 binding to the GK-HNF-4 element. Thus, HNF-4alpha could play the role of a regulator for zonated GK expression.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie und Molekulare Zellbiologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Humboldtallee 23, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jungermann
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kietzmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D005941:Glucokinase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051557:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051557:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D005941:Glucokinase; D010100:Oxygen