title: Stat3 is involved in control of MASP2 gene expression.
abstract: Little is known about determinants regulating expression of Mannan-binding lectin associated serine protease-2 (MASP-2), the effector component of the lectin pathway of complement activation. Comparative bioinformatic analysis of the MASP2 promoter regions in human, mouse, and rat, revealed conservation of two putative Stat binding sites, termed StatA and StatB. Site directed mutagenesis specific for these sites was performed. Transcription activity was decreased 5-fold when StatB site was mutated in the wildtype reporter gene construct. Gel retardation and competition assays demonstrated that proteins contained in the nuclear extract prepared from HepG2 specifically bound double-stranded StatB oligonucleotides. Supershift analysis revealed Stat3 to be the major specific binding protein. We conclude that Stat3 binding is important for MASP2 promoter activity.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Cooperation Group Inflammatory Lung Diseases (GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Asklepios Fachkliniken), Gauting, Germany.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Unterberger
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klingenhoff
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oesterle
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frankenberger
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Misao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Teizo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schwaeble
authors.forename: Elisabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Löms
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ziegler-Heitbrock
authors.forename: Cordula
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stover
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D050606:Mannose-Binding Protein-Associated Serine Proteases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C491340:MASP-2 protein, mouse; C105296:MASP2 protein, human; D050606:Mannose-Binding Protein-Associated Serine Proteases