title: Molecular cloning and analysis of the 5'-flanking region of the human thiamin pyrophosphokinase gene.
abstract: We cloned and analyzed the 5'-flanking region of the human thiamin pyrophosphokinase gene (hTPK1). Truncation analysis using transiently transfected HepG2 cells revealed the minimal region required for basal activity of the hTPK1 promoter, which was encoded in a sequence between -105 and +441 relative to the transcription start site. In an electrophoretic mobility shift assay using the nuclear extracts from HepG2 cells and the synthetic oligonucleotide containing the Sp1 site, specific DNA-protein complexes were identified. These findings indicate the importance of the Sp1 cis-element in regulating the hTPK1 gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onozuka
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akaji
authors.forename: Hoyoku
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nosaka
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D020218:Response Elements; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D013836:Thiamin Pyrophosphokinase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D004247:DNA; D013836:Thiamin Pyrophosphokinase