title: Regulation of kidney-specific Ksp-cadherin gene promoter by hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta.
abstract: Kidney-specific cadherin (Ksp-cadherin) is a tissue-specific member of the cadherin family that is expressed exclusively in the kidney and developing genitourinary tract. Recent studies have shown that the proximal 250 bp of the Ksp-cadherin gene promoter are sufficient to direct tissue-specific gene expression in vivo and in vitro. The proximal 120 bp of the promoter are evolutionarily conserved between mouse and human and contain a DNase I hypersensitive site that is kidney cell specific. At position -55, the promoter contains a consensus recognition site for hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 (HNF-1). Mutations of the consensus HNF-1 site and downstream GC-boxes inhibit promoter activity in transfected cells. HNF-1alpha and HNF-1beta bind specifically to the -55 site, and both proteins transactivate the promoter directly. Expression of Ksp-cadherin is not altered in the kidneys of HNF-1alpha-deficient mice. However, expression of a gain-of-function HNF-1beta mutant stimulates Ksp-cadherin promoter activity in transfected cells, whereas expression of a dominant-negative mutant inhibits activity. These studies identify Ksp-cadherin as the first kidney-specific promoter that has been shown to be regulated by HNF-1beta. Mutations of HNF-1beta, as occur in humans with inherited renal cysts and diabetes, may cause dysregulated Ksp-cadherin promoter activity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75390, USA.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pontoglio
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiesberger
authors.forename: Angus M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Igarashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009710:Nucleotide Mapping; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011485:Protein Binding; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: C114483:CDH16 protein, human; D015820:Cadherins; C491946:Cdh16 protein, mouse; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C496487:HNF1A protein, human; C496495:HNF1B protein, human; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha; C496488:Hnf1a protein, mouse; C496496:Hnf1b protein, mouse; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051537:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1; D051539:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I