title: Identification of Sp1-elements in the promoter region of human homeobox gene NKX3.1.
abstract: NKX3.1 is a prostate-specific homeobox gene related strongly to prostate development and prostate cancer. However, little is known about the mechanism for regulation of NKX3.1 in prostate cancer. With RT-PCR and western blot, we found that NKX3.1 expression was enhanced by over-expression of Sp1 at both the mRNA and protein levels in prostate cancer LNCaP cells. To identify the Sp1-elements in the promoter region of NKX3.1, a 521 bp-promoter of human NKX3.1 gene containing three possible Sp1-elements was cloned into the upstream of the luciferase reporter gene in pGL(3)-basic plasmid. With deletion mutation analysis, plasmid construction, EMSA and oligonucleotide decoy technique, two Sp1-elements which located between ?29 to ?43 and -60 to -46 of NKX3.1 gene were identified and proven to be functional elements. It will be important to further study on the functions and the regulatory mechanisms of Sp1 element in NKX3.1 gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, 250021 Jinan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chun-Xiao
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Wei-Wen
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Peng-Ju
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wen-Wen
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Heng-Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Ju
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qing-Wei
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: An-Li
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; C491178:NKX3-1 protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors