title: Functional characterization of vitamin D responding regions in the human 5-Lipoxygenase gene.
abstract: 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of proinflammatory leukotrienes. The 5-LO gene is a primary target of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)) and its expression is prominently increased during myeloid cell differentiation. Since no functional vitamin D response element (VDRE) has been reported for this gene so far, we performed in silico screening of the whole 5-LO gene area (84 kb, including 10 kb promoter region) and identified 22 putative VDREs. Both gelshift and reporter gene assays identified four of these candidates as functional VDREs. Their approximate positions are -2,250 (promoter), +21,400 (intron 2), +42,000 (intron 4) and +50,600 (intron 5) in relation to the transcription start site (TSS). Remarkably, the VDRE at position +42,000 is one of the strongest known VDREs of the human genome. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays demonstrated simultaneous association of vitamin D receptor (VDR), retinoid X receptor (RXR) and RNA polymerase II (Pol II) to the 5-LO gene regions containing two of these four putative VDREs. This indicates DNA looping of the TSS to even very distant gene regions. In summary, we suggest that the upregulation of the primary 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) target 5-LO is mediated in vivo by a prominent VDRE in intron 4.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany. sabine.seuter@uni.lu
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seuter
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Väisänen
authors.forename: Olof
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rådmark
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carlberg
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinhilber
mesh_terms: D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002843:Chromatin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019295:Computational Biology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D030181:Vitamin D Response Element / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; C118756:dihydroxy-vitamin D3; D014807:Vitamin D; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase