title: Hypo-osmolar stress induces p75NTR expression by activating Sp1-dependent transcription.
abstract: Injury-induced expression of the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) in the CNS facilitates neuronal apoptosis and prevents neuronal regrowth, but the mechanisms regulating p75NTR expression are poorly characterized. In this study, we showed that hypo-osmolarity induces p75NTR expression in primary neurons, and, using a comparative genomics approach, we identified conserved elements in the 25 kb upstream sequences of the rat, mouse, and human p75NTR genes. We found that only one of these, a proximal region rich in Sp1 sites, responds to changes in hypo-osmolarity. We then showed that Sp1 DNA binding activity is increased in cells exposed to hypo-osmolarity, established that hypo-osmolarity enhanced Sp1 binding to the endogenous p75NTR promoter, and showed that Sp1 is required for p75NTR expression induced by hypo-osmolarity. We examined how Sp1 is regulated to effect these changes and established that Sp1 turnover is strongly inhibited by hypo-osmolarity. We propose that stress-induced Sp1 accumulation that results from reductions in Sp1 turnover rate contributes to injury-induced gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Wai Chi
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dickson
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boutilier
authors.forename: Kristy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Favell
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Barker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D051705:Sp3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003513:Cycloheximide; D004247:DNA; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D051705:Sp3 Transcription Factor; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; C484065:NGFR protein, human; C497121:SP3 protein, human; C517634:Ngfr protein, mouse; C068313:Ngfr protein, rat