title: Characterization of the amino acid response element within the human sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 2 (SNAT2) System A transporter gene.
abstract: The neutral amino acid transport activity, System A, is enhanced by amino acid limitation of mammalian cells. Of the three gene products that encode System A activity, the one that exhibits this regulation is SNAT2 (sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 2). Fibroblasts that are deficient in the amino acid response pathway exhibited little or no induction of SNAT2 mRNA. Synthesis of SNAT2 mRNA increased within 1-2 h after amino acid removal from HepG2 human hepatoma cells. The amino acid responsive SNAT2 genomic element that mediates the regulation has been localized to the first intron. Increased binding of selected members of the ATF (activating transcription factor) and C/EBP (CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein) families to the intronic enhancer was established both in vitro and in vivo. In contrast, there was no significant association of these factors with the SNAT2 promoter. Expression of exogenous individual ATF and C/EBP proteins documented that specific family members are associated with either activation or repression of SNAT2 transcription. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis established in vivo that amino acid deprivation led to increased RNA polymerase II recruitment to the SNAT2 promoter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shands Cancer Center, and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Stela S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Palii
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thiaville
authors.forename: Yuan-Xiang
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kilberg
mesh_terms: D051696:Activating Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D026924:Amino Acid Transport System A / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D051696:Activating Transcription Factors; D026924:Amino Acid Transport System A; D000596:Amino Acids; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C498797:SLC38A2 protein, human; D004247:DNA; D012964:Sodium; D011494:Protein Kinases; C070634:Eif2ak4 protein, mouse; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases