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Cloning and characterization of the murine β 3 integrin gene promoter: Identification of an interleukin‐4 responsive element and regulation by STAT‐6
Author(s) -
McHugh Kevin P.,
Kitazawa Sohei,
Teitelbaum Steven L.,
Ross F. Patrick
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of cellular biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1097-4644
pISSN - 0730-2312
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4644(20010501)81:2<320::aid-jcb1047>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , biology , promoter , gene , integrin, beta 6 , transcription (linguistics) , gene expression , integrin alpha m , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , flow cytometry
Expression of the α v β 3 integrin by murine bone marrow macrophages is regulated by cytokines such as IL‐4 and GM‐CSF through transcriptional activation of the β 3 subunit gene. To characterize the molecular mechanisms by which such regulation occurs, we isolated the murine β 3 integrin promoter. To this end, we first cloned a full length β 3 cDNA and used the 5′UTR and leader peptide coding sequence to identify genomic clones containing the β 3 promoter region. The transcriptional start site, identified by primer extension and S1 nuclease assay, is 34 nt upstream of the translation initiation codon. A 1.1 kb fragment of the promoter region drives IL‐4 responsive transcription in transiently transfected murine bone marrow macrophages. Deletion analysis of the β 3 promoter indicates the IL‐4 responsive element lies between −465 to −678 nt relative to the transcriptional start site. This promoter fragment contains two overlapping STAT consensus recognition sites and nuclear extracts from BMMs contain an IL‐4‐inducible DNA binding factor, identified by super shift analysis, as STAT‐6. Furthermore, an oligonucleotide which includes the two STAT recognition sites residing in the IL‐4 responsive region of the β 3 promoter, competes for STAT‐6 binding. Confirming IL‐4 induction of the integrin subunit is specifically mediated by STAT‐6, β 3 mRNA is not enhanced in BMMs derived from STAT‐6 deleted mice, which however, retain their capacity to respond to GM‐CSF. J. Cell. Biochem. 81:320–332, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.