title: Synergistic co-operation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B with activator protein 1 in angiotensin II-induced angiotensinogen gene activation in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: The binding sequences for signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) and activator protein 1 have been found in the promoter region of the angiotensinogen gene. We examined whether the elements for activator protein 1 and STAT5B function in angiotensinogen gene activation induced by angiotensin II in vascular smooth muscle cells. Stimulation with angiotensin II increased the level of angiotensinogen mRNA by 2.1-fold in vascular smooth muscle cells. The increased level of angiotensinogen mRNA occurred with concurrent elevations in the levels of STAT5B and c-Jun phosphorylation after stimulation with angiotensin II. Likewise, angiotensin II resulted in similar enhancements of the DNA-binding activity of STAT5B and c-Jun in angiotensin II-induced angiotensinogen expression. Notably, the STAT5B-DNA complex interacted with the c-Jun-DNA complex by forming a stable quaternary complex in angiotensin II-induced angiotensinogen expression. Our findings support a model in which co-operative interaction of STAT5B and activator protein 1 bound to the the promoter region provides maximal activation of angiotensinogen expression by angiotensin II in vascular smooth muscle cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Ai-Ying
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Li-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hai-Juan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Jin-Kun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wen
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000808:Angiotensinogen / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D047369:Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; D017931:DNA Primers; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D000808:Angiotensinogen; D000804:Angiotensin II