title: Genomic organization and functional analysis of the gene encoding the Krüppel-like transcription factor KLF6.
abstract: The Krüppel-like transcription Factor 6 (KLF6) is regulated during cell proliferation and differentiation events like mammalian development and tissue regeneration, while its aberrant expression is associated with tumor formation. To investigate KLF6 transcriptional control, the genomic organization of human KLF6 together with its cis-regulatory region was analyzed. A high sequence homology of KLF6 regulatory regions was found in mammals, which in turn predicts a high degree of evolutionary conserved transcriptional mechanisms. A transcription start site was identified at the first nucleotide downstream of a potential initiator element. Also, the role of KLF6 regulatory regions was determined by transfection experiments. A minimal promoter region lacking a TATA-box yet containing an Initiator was identified and found to be active in all cells analyzed. In addition, two strong activating sequences were located between positions -407/-344 and -307/-207, where the latter contained Sp1 and CAAT-box sites. Furthermore, ectopic expression of Sp1 increased the transcriptional activity of the KLF6 promoter. In conclusion, our data revealed that KLF6 gene transcription is under control of a TATA-box independent initiation mechanism together with an evolutionary conserved array of positive cis-acting elements.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000-Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ricardo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gehrau
authors.forename: Diego S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: D'Astolfo
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bocco
authors.forename: Nicolás P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Koritschoner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D000075723:Kruppel-Like Factor 6; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D008322:Mammals; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016385:TATA Box; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: C105465:KLF6 protein, human; D000075723:Kruppel-Like Factor 6; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators