Transcription of the human corticotropin-releasing hormone gene in NPLC cells is correlated with Z-DNA formation.
AUTOR(ES)
Wölfl, S
RESUMO
The intron of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (corticoliberin; CRH) gene contains a sequence of over 100 bp of alternating purine/pyrimidine residues. We have used binding of a Z-DNA-specific antibody in metabolically active, permeabilized nuclei to study the formation of Z-DNA in this sequence at various levels of transcription. In the NPLC human primary liver carcinoma cell line, activation of cAMP-dependent pathways increased the level of transcription, while adding glucocorticoids inhibited transcription of the CRH gene. These cells respond in a manner similar to hypothalamic cells. Z-DNA formation in this sequence was detected at the basal level of transcription, as well as after stimulation with forskolin. Inhibition of transcription by dexamethasone abolished Z-DNA formation. Z-DNA formation in the WC gene (c-myc) was affected differently in the same experiment. Thus, changes in Z-DNA formation in the CRH gene are gene specific and are linked to the transcription of the gene.
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