title: Phorbol ester regulation of the human gamma-glutamyltransferase gene promoter.
abstract: In the present study the molecular mechanisms underlying tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) mediated regulation of the human gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) gene were examined. TPA challenge of HeLa cells resulted in an increase of GGT mRNA and enzyme activity. Deletion analysis of the promoter revealed that the -348 to +60 fragment was able to mediate TPA induced expression. Gel shift and supershift analyses showed that TPA treatment increased nuclear protein binding to a putative AP-1 site (-225 to -214) and that c-Jun was part of the complex. This AP-1 element, when cloned either in its native arrangement or as tandem repeat 5' of the minimal thymidine kinase promoter, mediated a significant increase of luciferase activity after TPA treatment of transfected HeLa cells, while its mutated counterpart abolished the induction. The same AP-1 element was able to mediate TPA induced expression in HepG2 cells. Collectively these results indicate that like other GSH metabolising enzymes, GGT too is a target for AP-1 mediated regulation.
authors.affiliation: Thiols et Fonctions Cellulaires, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Henri Poincaré-Nancy 1, 30 rue Lionnois, Nancy 54000, France.
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daubeuf
authors.forename: Annelyse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duvoix
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wellman-Rousseau
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diederich
authors.forename: Athanase
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visvikis
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D011485:Protein Binding; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D008156:Luciferases; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate