The proximal promoter of a novel interleukin-8-encoding gene in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is strongly induced by CEBPA, but not NF-κB p65.
Interleukin-8 (IL8) is an immediate-early chemokine that has been well characterized in several fish species. Ten IL8 gene variants have already been described in rainbow trout, but none of their promoters has structurally been defined or functionally characterized in teleost fish. To uncover key factors regulating IL8 expression, we intended to functionally characterize an IL8 promoter from rainbow trout. Incidentally, we isolated a novel IL8 gene variant (IL8-G). It is structurally highly similar to the other trout IL8 gene variants and its mRNA concentration increased significantly in secondary lymphoid tissues after infecting healthy fish with Aeromonas salmonicida. The proximal promoter sequence of the IL8-G-encoding gene features in close proximity two consensus elements for CEBP attachment. The proximal site overlaps with a NF-κB-binding site. Cotransfection of an IL8-G promoter-driven reporter gene together with vectors expressing various mammalian CEBP or NF-κB factors revealed in human HEK-293 cells that CEBPA and NF-κB p50, but not NF-κB p65 activate this promoter. The stimulatory effect of NF-κB p50 is likely conveyed by synergizing with CEBPA. Deletion or mutation of either the distal or the proximal CEBP-binding site, respectively, caused a significant decrease in IL8-G promoter activation. We confirmed the significance of the CEBPA factor for IL8-G expression by comparing the stimulatory capacity of the trout CEBPA and -B factors, thereby reducing the evolutionary distance in the inter-species expression assays. Similar promoter induction potential and intracellular localization of the mammalian and teleostean CEBPA and -B factors suggests their functional conservation throughout evolution.
Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute for Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany.
Alexander
A
Rebl
Rostock University Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology, Schillingallee 69, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Henrike
H
Rebl
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Immunology, Südufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Tomáš
T
Korytář
Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute for Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany.
Tom
T
Goldammer
Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute for Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany. Electronic address: seyfert@fbn-dummerstorf.de.
Hans-Martin
HM
Seyfert
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D022763:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D021381:Protein Transport; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA / Q000502:physiology; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
D022763:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha; D029941:Fish Proteins; D016209:Interleukin-8; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA
CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins; Cytokines; Luciferase reporter assay; Teleost; Toll-like receptor signaling