title: Alpha-Pal/NRF-1 regulates the promoter of the human integrin-associated protein/CD47 gene.
abstract: Integrin-associated protein (IAP or CD47) is expressed in a variety of tissues, including the nervous system and immune system. To understand how cells control the expression of the IAP gene, we cloned the 5'-proximal region of the human IAP gene and investigated IAP promoter activity by transient transfection. RT-PCR confirmed the expression of IAP transcripts in human neuroblastoma IMR-32 and hepatoma HepG2 cells. Deletion analysis identified a core promoter of the human IAP gene located between nucleotide positions -232 and -12 relative to the translation initiation codon in these two cell lines. Site-directed mutagenesis and gel electrophoretic mobility shift assay identified a alpha-Pal/NRF-1 binding element within the IAP core promoter. Supershift assays using the alpha-Pal/NRF-1 antiserum confirmed the binding of this transcription factor on the alpha-Pal/NRF-1 site. Overexpression of the DNA binding domain of alpha-Pal/NRF-1 in cells enhanced DNA-alpha-Pal/NRF-1 binding in vitro. Furthermore, overexpression of full-length alpha-Pal/NRF-1 significantly enhanced IAP promoter activity while overexpression of dominant-negative mutant reduced promoter activity both in the cultured human cell lines and primary mouse cortical cells. These results revealed that alpha-Pal/NRF-1 is an essential transcription factor in the regulation of human IAP gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Teng
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: A-Min
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D051266:Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1; D051264:Nuclear Respiratory Factors; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016023:Integrins; C495633:NRF1 protein, human; C495634:Nrf1 protein, mouse; D051266:Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1; D051264:Nuclear Respiratory Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C088388:alpha-Pal transcription factor; D012313:RNA; D008156:Luciferases