title: Characterization of the human STAT5A and STAT5B promoters: evidence of a positive and negative mechanism of transcriptional regulation.
abstract: We recently published the genomic characterization of the STAT5A and STAT5B paralogous genes that are located head to head in the 17q21 chromosome and share large regions of sequence identity. We here demonstrate by transient in vitro transfection that STAT5A and STAT5B promoters are able to direct comparable levels of transcription. The expression of basal promoters is enhanced after Sp1 up-regulation in HeLa and SL2 cells while DNA methylation associated to the recruitment of MeCP2 methyl CpG binding protein down-regulates STAT5A and B promoters by interfering with Sp1-induced transcription. In addition, cross-species sequence comparison identified a bi-directional negative cis-acting regulatory element located in the STAT5 intergenic region.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Biophysics Adriano Buzzati-Traverso, CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crispi
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanzari
authors.forename: Jlenia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monfregola
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Felice
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fimiani
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ambrosio
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Urso
authors.forename: Matilde Valeria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ursini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008894:Milk Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008894:Milk Proteins; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; C494092:STAT5A protein, human; C494095:STAT5B protein, human; C494093:Stat5a protein, mouse; C494096:Stat5b protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins