title: Transcriptional regulation of mouse mast cell protease-7 by TGF-beta.
abstract: Mouse mast cell protease-7 (mmcp-7) is a tryptase predominantly expressed in differentiated connective tissue-type mast cells. Previous study revealed that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) increases gene transcript of mmcp-7 in mast cells. The present study explored molecular mechanism of the up-regulation of mmcp-7 by TGF-beta. Luciferase-based reporter assays using deletion and point mutations of mmcp-7 promoter showed a critical region spanning nt -126 to -122 relative to the transcriptional start site, a Smad-binding element, for transcriptional activation by the TGF-beta pathway. In addition, a region from nt -104 to -98, a TPA-responsive element, was also necessary for the transactivation. Consistent with the current model for the TGF-beta signaling, Smad4 was required for the transcription of mmcp-7 by Smad3, a signal mediator of TGF-beta. Treatment with TGF-beta in mast cells resulted in the differential gene induction of the AP-1 components, i.e., transient induction of c-fos but not of c-jun and junB. Expression of c-fos further enhanced Smad3 and Smad4-induced transcription of mmcp-7, whereas c-jun expression inhibited the transcription. Our results suggest that TGF-beta stimulates mmcp-7 transcription through the Smad3-Smad4 pathway as well as c-fos induction, and that the AP-1 components distinctly related with the TGF-beta pathway.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nutrition, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara 229-8501, Japan. funaba@azabu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funaba
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Yoshii
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugino
authors.forename: Matanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D053818:Chymases; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000235:genetics; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051900:Smad3 Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051901:Smad4 Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D051900:Smad3 Protein; D051901:Smad4 Protein; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D053818:Chymases