title: Positive regulation of promoter activity of human 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) gene is mediated by transcription factors Sp1 and NF-Y.
abstract: The PHGDH gene encodes the 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase that catalyzes the transition of 3-phosphoglycerate into 3-phosphohydroxy pyruvate for the phosphorylated pathway of serine biosynthesis. To understand transcriptional regulation of the human PHGDH promoter, a genomic clone containing the 5'-flanking region of the PHGDH gene was isolated from a human genomic library. The 1192-bp PHGDH promoter region was cloned by PCR using the genomic DNA isolated from the PHGDH genomic clone. Sequence analysis of the promoter region exhibited several putative transcription factor binding sites for NF-Y, Sp1, GATA-1, p53, AP2, and AP1, with no TATA-box motif at an appropriate position. Transfection of a series of deletion constructs of the promoter region into HeLa cells revealed that the core positive promoter activity resided in the -276 to +1, which contains two GC-motifs for binding Sp1 and one CCAAT-motif for NF-Y. Mutational analysis and electrophoretic mobility shift assay indicated that both the proximal GC-motif and CCAAT-motif were crucial for full induction of the promoter activity. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis confirmed the recruitment of Sp1 and NF-Y to the promoter region in vivo. These results demonstrated that the promoter activity of the human PHGDH gene was positively regulated by the action of transcription factors Sp1 and NF-Y.
authors: Laboratory of Immunobiology, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors: Do Youn
authors: DY
authors: Jun
authors: Hae Sun
authors: HS
authors: Park
authors: Ji Young
authors: JY
authors: Lee
authors: Joo Youn
authors: JY
authors: Baek
authors: Hwan-Ki
authors: HK
authors: Park
authors: Kiyoshi
authors: K
authors: Fukui
authors: Young Ho
authors: YH
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D023081:CCAAT-Binding Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D047369:Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D050543:Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D023081:CCAAT-Binding Factor; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D050543:Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase; D008156:Luciferases