Characterization of the mouse junD promoter--high basal level activity due to an octamer motif.
AUTOR(ES)
de Groot, R P
RESUMO
The product of the junD gene belongs to the Jun/Fos family of nuclear DNA binding transcription factors. This family regulates the expression of TPA responsive genes by binding to the TPA responsive element (TRE). Unlike its counterparts c-jun and junB, junD expression is hardly inducible by growth factors and phorbol esters. In fact, junD is constitutively expressed at high levels in a wide variety of cells. To unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying constitutive junD expression, we have cloned and characterized the mouse junD promoter. We show that the high constitutive expression is caused by multiple cis-acting elements in its promoter, including an SP1 binding site, an octamer motif, a CAAT box, a Zif268 binding site and a TRE-like sequence. The octamer motif is the major determinant of junD promoter activity, while somewhat smaller contributions are made by the TRE and Zif268 binding site. The SP1 and CAAT box are shown to be of minor importance. The junD TRE is in its behavior indistinguishable from previously identified TREs. However, the junD promoter is not TPA inducible due to the presence of the octamer motif.
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