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Involvement of HNF‐1 in the regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression in the kidney
Author(s) -
Cassuto Hanoch,
Olswang Yael,
Livoff Alejandro F,
Nechushtan Hovav,
Hanson Richard W,
Reshef Lea
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00867-3
Subject(s) - phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase , gene expression , kidney , gene , chemistry , regulation of gene expression , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , endocrinology , biochemistry
The cytosolic form of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP) (PEPCK) gene is differentially expressed in several tissues. A specific set of regulatory elements in the promoter are responsible for the control of PEPCK gene transcription and, in turn, determine its distinct metabolic role in each tissue. DNase I footprinting analysis of the PEPCK promoter, using nuclear proteins from tissues which express the gene for PEPCK, and transient expression assays in renal cell lines have demonstrated that the HNF‐1 recognition motif (P2) in the PEPCK promoter characterizes kidney‐specific expression. This site is required also for the response to acidosis. Since the P2 site is not involved in the expression of the PEPCK gene in the liver, we propose that its critical role in the kidney stems from a combination of abundance of HNF‐1 together with low concentrations of members of the C/EBP family in this tissue.