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Cross-activation of the Rex proteins of HTLV-I and BLV and of the Rev protein of HIV-1 and nonreciprocal interactions with their RNA responsive elements.

The Rex regulatory proteins of human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) and bovine leukemia virus (BLV), and the Rev protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), promote the cytoplasmic accumulation and translation of viral messenger mRNAs encoding structural proteins. Rev and Rex act through cis-acting elements on the viral RNA; these elements are named Rev- and Rex-responsive elements, or RRE and RXRE, respectively. We show that the Rex proteins of HTLV-I and BLV are interchangeable, but only the Rex protein of HTLV-I can substitute for Rev of HIV-1. Rex of HTLV-I and Rev of HIV-1 appear to act on RRE by similar mechanisms. Rev of HIV-1 does not act on the RXRE of HTLV-I or BLV. The nonreciprocal action of Rev and Rex suggests that these factors interact directly with the cis-acting RNA elements of the two viruses.

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Stimulation of phosphorylation of a nuclear protein (NP-34) in cultured Alzheimer's disease (AD) fibroblasts by interferon response element and other double-stranded oligonucleotides.

The interferon stimulated responsive elements (IRE), which correspond to nucleotide sequences between -103 and -85 (IRE18) and between -103 and -61 (IRE42), of the human 2',5'-oligoadenylate (2-5A) synthetase gene, were found to stimulate the phosphorylation of a number of proteins when added to nuclear extracts prepared from cultured AD fibroblasts; the most significant increase being a 34-kD protein, NP-34. Such an IRE-stimulated phosphorylation was less pronounced in normal fibroblast extracts. Other oligomers tested for IRE-like activity were found to be differentially effective. The relative activity of oligomers was correlated with their ability to be organized into an IRE42-like conformation. The IRE-dependent stimulation of the phosphorylation of nuclear proteins is most likely associated with the activation of a double-stranded DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) since the IRE-stimulated phosphorylation of NP-34 was enhanced by the addition of purified HeLa DNA-PK, but reduced by a DNA-PK-specific monoclonal antibody.

2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase↗

AP-1 binds to a putative cAMP response element of the MyoD1 promoter and negatively modulates MyoD1 expression in dividing myoblasts.

We have studied the transcriptional activity of the mouse MyoD1 gene promoter in vivo and in vitro using mouse G8 myoblasts and muscle cell nuclear extracts. 5' deletion analysis of the promoter and transcription-competition analysis using oligonucleotides corresponding to several cis-acting elements revealed that the basal activity of the MyoD1 promoter is conferred by two SP1 boxes, an AP-2 box, and a CAAT box. We have identified a negative regulatory sequence located between nucleotide position -342 to -322 with respect to the cap site. The negative regulatory element shows sequence homology with cAMP-responsive element (CRE) and AP-1 binding site (5'-GAGCACTGAGGTCAGTACAG-3'). As determined by gel mobility shift competition analysis, oligonucleotides containing AP-1 binding sites inhibit protein interactions with the MyoD1 CRE-like element. We also show that binding to this element is down-regulated during myogenic differentiation and can be reinduced by the addition of serum. Furthermore, mutation of the CRE-like element induces MyoD promoter activity in diving myoblasts. By using anti-c-Fos antibodies we show that AP-1 is binding to the MyoD1 CRE-like element. Our results indicate that AP-1 negatively modulates MyoD1 expression in growing myoblasts and strongly suggest that c-Fos and c-Jun inhibit myogenesis and MyoD1 expression by direct binding to a negative cis-acting element in the MyoD1 promoter.

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Up-regulated phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein by peripheral inflammation in primary afferent neurons possibly through oncostatin M receptor.

Oncostatin M (OSM), a member of interleukin-6 family cytokines, contributes to the development of nociceptive sensory neurons. However, little is known about the role of OSM in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) of adult mice after peripheral inflammation. In the present study, we showed that OSM mRNA was highly expressed in the inflamed skin during acute inflammation induced by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA), while the expression of oncostatin M receptor (OSMR) did not change in the ipsilateral DRG. Although peripheral inflammation induced significant increases in the number of neurons with phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) and phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38) in ipsilateral DRGs, OSMR-positive neurons exhibited neither p-ERK nor p-p38. In addition, we found significant increases in the number of neurons with phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (p-STAT3) and phosphorylated cAMP-responsive element binding protein (p-CREB) in the ipsilateral DRGs. Interestingly, OSMR-positive neurons with p-STAT3 and p-CREB were significantly increased after peripheral inflammation. Thus, our results suggest that acute inflammation induce the phosphorylations of several signal molecules, including ERK, p38, cAMP-responsive element binding protein, and STAT3. Among them, the up-regulation of p-STAT3 and p-CREB may be induced possibly through OSMR.

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Differential activation of the transcription factor cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) in macrophages following infection with pathogenic and nonpathogenic mycobacteria and role for CREB in tumor necrosis factor alpha production.

Previous studies in our laboratory have shown a differential activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in primary bone marrow-derived macrophages following infection with pathogenic Mycobacterium avium compared to the activation following infection with nonpathogenic Mycobacterium smegmatis. Additionally, M. smegmatis-infected macrophages produced significantly elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) compared to the levels produced by M. avium-infected macrophages. The TNF-alpha production was dependent on both p38 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2) activation. However, the macrophage transcription factors downstream of the MAPKs, which were required for TNF-alpha production, remained undefined. In this study we determined that the transcription factor cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) is significantly more activated in M. smegmatis-infected macrophages than in M. avium-infected macrophages. We also found that CREB activation was dependent on p38 and protein kinase A but not on ERK 1/2 or calmodulin kinase II. Moreover, mutating the cAMP-responsive element on the TNF-alpha promoter resulted in significantly diminished promoter activity following M. smegmatis infection but not M. avium infection. The inability of macrophages infected with M. avium to sustain MAPK activation and to produce high levels of TNF-alpha was due, in part, to an increase in serine/threonine phosphatase PP2A activity. Our studies are the first to demonstrate an important role for the transcription factor CREB in TNF-alpha production by mycobacterium-infected macrophages, as well as a role for M. avium's induction of PP2A phosphatase activity as a mechanism to limit macrophage activation.

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Dlx5 specifically regulates Runx2 type II expression by binding to homeodomain-response elements in the Runx2 distal promoter.

Two major isoforms of the Runx2 gene are expressed by alternative promoter usage: Runx2 type I (Runx2-I) is derived from the proximal promoter (P2), and Runx2 type II (Runx2-II) is produced by the distal promoter (P1). Our previous results indicate that Dlx5 mediates BMP-2-induced Runx2 expression and osteoblast differentiation (Lee, M.-H., Kim, Y-J., Kim, H-J., Park, H-D., Kang, A-R., Kyung, H.-M., Sung, J-H., Wozney, J. M., Kim, H-J., and Ryoo, H-M. (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 278, 34387-34394). However, little is known of the molecular mechanisms by which Dlx5 up-regulates Runx2 expression in BMP-2 signaling. Here, Runx2-II expression was found to be specifically stimulated by BMP-2 treatment or by Dlx5 overexpression. In addition, BMP-2, Dlx5, and Runx2-II were found to be expressed in osteogenic fronts and parietal bones of the developing cranial vault and Runx2-I and Msx2 in the sutural mesenchyme. Furthermore, Runx2 P1 promoter activity was strongly stimulated by Dlx5 overexpression, whereas Runx2 P2 promoter activity was not. Runx2 P1 promoter deletion analysis indicated that the Dlx5-specific response is due to sequences between -756 and -342 bp of the P1 promoter, where three Dlx5-response elements are located. Dlx5 responsiveness to these elements was confirmed by gel mobility shift assay and site-directed mutagenesis. Moreover, Msx2 specifically suppressed the Runx2 P1 promoter, and the responsible region overlaps with that recognized by Dlx5. In summary, Dlx5 specifically transactivates the Runx2 P1 promoter, and its action on the P1 promoter is antagonized by Msx2.

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Expression of activating transcription factor-2 (ATF-2), one of the cyclic AMP response element (CRE) binding proteins, in Alzheimer disease and non-neurological brain tissues.

Cyclic AMP response element (CRE) is a specific DNA sequence which mediates transcriptional activation in the response to the cyclic AMP-activated and protein kinase A dependent signaling pathway. We examined the localization of one of the CRE binding proteins which is preferentially expressed in the brain, activating transcription factor-2 (ATF-2), by immunohistochemistry and Southwestern histochemistry, using the brains of neurologically normal and Alzheimer disease (AD) cases. In all brains, the anti-ATF-2 antibody stained white matter microglial cells. In AD, the cytoplasm of some cortical neurons was also positively stained, but no such staining was seen in the neocortex in non-neurological cases staining. However, both the nuclei and cytoplasm of some hippocampal neurons were positive in non-neurological brain tissues. In AD, except for severely damaged areas such as CA1, positive neuronal staining was seen. Southwestern histochemistry gave the same results as immunohistochemistry. These data suggest that the localization of ATF-2 in cortical neurons in AD may reflect early pathological changes characteristic of AD, and that these histochemistrical methods may allow one to differentiate between healthy and mildly damaged neurons.

Activating Transcription Factor 2↗

The cyclic AMP response element in the Bcl-2 promoter confers inducibility by hypoxia in neuronal cells.

In neuronal cells, expression of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene is induced by hypoxia and produces a protective effect. We show here that this effect is dependent upon the cyclic AMP response element (CRE) in the Bcl-2 promoter since mutation of this element abolishes the response and the isolated CRE can confer the response on a heterologous promoter. Interestingly however, the CRE in the Bcl-2 promoter does not render the promoter responsive to cyclic AMP and is not essential for its response to nerve growth factor. Despite the lack of cyclic AMP responsiveness, activation of the Bcl-2 promoter via the CRE in response to hypoxia requires the CREB transcription factor and is associated with the enhanced phosphorylation of CREB on serine 133 and enhanced transcriptional activation by the CREB-binding protein, CBP, in response to hypoxia. This finding establishes the importance of the CRE in the induction of Bcl-2 gene expression by hypoxia, allowing the Bcl-2 protein to protect neuronal cells against this damaging stimulus.

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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 interferes with the binding of the human T cell leukemia virus type 1 rex regulatory protein to its response element.

The human T cell leukemia virus, type 1 (HTLV-1), Rex protein mediates the nuclear export of unspliced and incompletely spliced viral mRNAs. This post-transcriptional activity is dependent in part on the binding of this protein to cis-regulatory sequences termed the Rex-response element (XRE). We have proposed previously that the decreased functionality exhibited by Rex in human lymphoblastoid Jurkat T cells may be linked to alterations in the Rex/XRE interactions. The analysis of the ribonucleoprotein complexes formed between Jurkat nuclear proteins and XRE-RNA led to the identification of a 36-kDa protein as heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1. In vitro binding assays revealed that hnRNP A1 proteins were found to interfere with the binding of Rex to XRE, whereas nuclear extracts depleted of these proteins were unable to disrupt Rex-XRE complexes. Furthermore, A1 proteins from Jurkat cells were acting in a concentration-dependent manner, suggesting that the amount of these RNA-binding proteins is a critical parameter in controlling Rex activity. We indeed observed a lower level of hnRNP A1 in in vitro HTLV-1-transformed virus-producing T cells than that detected in Jurkat cells. Likewise, overexpression of hnRNP A1 proteins in 293T cells and in Jurkat cells led to a decrease in the expression of a reporter gene dependent on Rex/XRE interactions. Such a decrease was not observed when the expression of the same reporter gene by cells overexpressing hnRNP A1 was dependent on the interactions of human immunodeficiency virus Rev protein with the Rev-response element. These findings indicate that hnRNP A1 by competing with Rex for the formation of REX-XRE complexes is specifically involved in the modulation of the post-transcriptional activity of Rex.

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9-cis-Retinoic acid represses transcription of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) gene via proximal promoter region that is distinct from all-trans-retinoic acid response element.

We previously reported an enhancing effect of all-trans-retinoic acid (all-trans-RA) on gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) gene transcription via distal promoter elements of the rat GnRH gene. The present study examined the effects of another biologically active retinoid, 9-cis-retinoic acid (9-cis-RA), on GnRH transcription in GT1-1 cells. Similar to the action of all-trans-RA, 9-cis-RA significantly induced the luciferase activity of the strong retinoic acid response element (RARE) reporter construct, 3X beta RARE-Luc, by about 60-fold, indicating that GT1-1 cells are also responsive to 9-cis-RA. In contrast to the stimulatory effect of all-trans-RA on GnRH transcription, 9-cis-RA inhibited the GnRH promoter activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Significant inhibition by 9-cis-RA required at least an 18 h treatment and a further decrease of GnRH promoter-driven luciferase activity was observed up to 48 h of incubation. Accordingly, GnRH mRNA levels were decreased by 9-cis-RA treatment in a similar dose- and time-related manner, indicating that mouse GnRH expression is also negatively regulated by 9-cis-RA. Transient transfections of serial deletion constructs of the rat GnRH promoter revealed that the --230/--110 sequence of the rat GnRH promoter is responsible for 9-cis-RA-induced inhibition of GnRH transcription. Within this region, however, no consensus retinoid X receptor response element was found. To gain insights into the role of retinoid X receptors (RXRs) in GnRH expression, we examined the effects of RXR overexpression on GnRH transcriptional activity. Interestingly, co-transfection of RXR overexpression vectors significantly increased the GnRH promoter-driven luciferase activity, while treatment with 9-cis-RA not only nullified the enhancing effect of RXR overexpression but also decreased the basal GnRH promoter-driven luciferase activity by 50% compared to vehicle-treated controls. This implies that RXRs in the absence of its cognate ligand 9-cis-RA contribute to the maintenance of basal GnRH gene transcription. Northern blot analysis revealed that 9-cis-RA, but not all-trans-RA, down-regulated RXR beta expression in GT1-1 cells, suggesting that one possible mechanism of 9-cis-RA-induced repression involves down-regulation of RXR expression. In conclusion, the present study clearly demonstrates that 9-cis-RA is a negative regulator of GnRH gene expression in immortalized GnRH neurons.

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Control of cellular iron homeostasis by iron-responsive elements in vivo.

It has recently been proposed that cellular iron homeostasis in mammalian cells is regulated at the post-transcriptional level by the reciprocal control of transferrin receptor and ferritin mRNA expression via an iron-regulatory factor. This iron-regulatory factor has been shown to be a cytoplasmic aconitase which can bind to iron-responsive elements in the corresponding mRNAs with greater or lesser affinity as a function of the iron status of the cell. In the present study, we show that in vivo the affinity of iron-regulatory factor for iron-responsive elements in liver reflects the long-term iron status of the tissue in animal models for iron overloading and iron deficiency, when combined with altered transferrin saturation and serum iron levels. In contrast hepatic iron overload achieved without altering such haematopoeitic indices, had a less pronounced effect. In both spleen and heart, the affinities of iron-regulatory factor changed in parallel with both altered iron status and haematological markers. In brain and duodenum, there were no consistent changes in iron-regulatory-factor activity with iron loading or depletion. Iron-regulatory-factor activity in kidney responded in an as yet unexplained manner.

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Translational control of 5-aminolevulinate synthase mRNA by iron-responsive elements in erythroid cells.

Hemoglobin synthesis in red cells is the major iron utilization pathway in the human body and accounts for > 80% of systemic iron turnover. The first step in erythroid heme biosynthesis is catalyzed by a tissue-specific isoform of 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS). The previous identification of iron-responsive elements in the 5'-untranslated region of human and murine erythroid ALAS mRNA raised the intriguing possibility that eALAS expression might be under iron-dependent translational control. As a consequence, a single post-transcriptional regulatory system could coordinate cellular iron acquisition via the transferrin receptor, storage via ferritin, and utilization via eALAS. We directly demonstrate iron-dependent translational regulation of eALAS mRNA in murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells. The iron-responsive element motif contained in eALAS mRNA is shown to be sufficient to confer translational control to a reporter mRNA both in transfected MEL cells and in vitro.

5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase↗

Thimet oligopeptidase expression is differentially regulated in neuroendocrine and spermatid cell lines by transcription factor binding to SRY (sex-determining region Y), CAAT and CREB (cAMP-response-element-binding protein) promoter consensus sequences.

The zinc metalloprotease thimet oligopeptidase (EP24.15) is found predominantly in the neuroendocrine-gonadal axis where it is implicated in the processing of bioactive peptides, including GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone), beta-neoendorphin, alpha-neoendorphin and dynorphin(1-8), the progression of spermatogenesis and the normal clearance of beta-amyloid in brain cells. Regulation of the enzyme's activity may occur in part by phosphorylation and redox disruption of intermolecular disulphide bridges. The elevated levels of both EP24.15 activity and mRNA within testicular and neuroendocrine tissues indicate that EP24.15 gene expression is differentially regulated. In the present paper, we present a detailed analysis of the rat EP24.15 promoter region previously isolated and partially characterized in this laboratory. Employing site-directed mutagenesis to create a series of promoter deletions and full-length promoter mutants, and measuring their activity in luciferase reporter gene and electrophoretic mobility-shift assays, we have shown that the transcription of the EP24.15 gene is differentially regulated in neuroendocrine and spermatid cell lines by transcription factor binding to SRY (sex-determining region Y), CAAT and CREB (cAMP-response-element-binding protein) promoter consensus sequences. The key to identifying the in vivo role of thimet oligopeptidase is likely to be found within the mechanisms by which it is regulated, and it is therefore of particular significance that EP24.15 expression is regulated by SRY and CREB/CREM (cAMP-response element modulator), the principle testes-determining protein and the major orchestrator of spermatogenesis respectively.

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Ternary complex factors and cofactors are essential for human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 tax transactivation of the serum response element.

The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax protein activates the expression of cellular immediate early genes controlled by the serum response element (SRE), which contains both the serum response factor (SRF) binding element (CArG box) and the ternary complex factor (TCF) binding element (Ets box). We show that TCF binding is necessary for Tax activation of the SRE and that Tax directly interacts with TCFs in vitro. In addition, Tax interactions with CREB binding protein (CBP) and p300- and CBP-associated factor were found to be essential for Tax activation of SRF-mediated transcription.

Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein↗

Nuclear inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors regulate local Ca2+ transients and modulate cAMP response element binding protein phosphorylation.

Several lines of evidence indicate that increases in nuclear Ca(2+) have specific biological effects that differ from those of cytosolic Ca(2+), suggesting that they occur independently. The mechanisms involved in controlling nuclear Ca(2+) signaling are both controversial and still poorly understood. Using hypotonic shock combined with mechanical disruption, we obtained and characterized a fraction of purified nuclei from cultured rat skeletal myotubes. Both immunoblot studies and radiolabeled inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [IP(3)] binding revealed an important concentration of IP(3) receptors in the nuclear fraction. Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy studies localized type-1 and type-3 IP(3) receptors in the nucleus with type-1 receptors preferentially localized in the inner nuclear membrane. Type-2 IP(3) receptor was confined to the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Isolated nuclei responded to IP(3) with rapid and transient Ca(2+) concentration elevations, which were inhibited by known blockers of IP(3) signals. Similar results were obtained with isolated nuclei from the 1B5 cell line, which does not express ryanodine receptors but releases nuclear Ca(2+) in an IP(3)-dependent manner. Nuclear Ca(2+) increases triggered by IP(3) evoked phosphorylation of cAMP response element binding protein with kinetics compatible with sequential activation. These results support the idea that Ca(2+) signals, mediated by nuclear IP(3) receptors in muscle cells, are part of a distinct Ca(2+) release component that originates in the nucleus and probably participates in gene regulation mediated by cAMP response element binding protein.

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Hormonal regulation of vitellogenin genes: an estrogen-responsive element in the Xenopus A2 gene and a multihormonal regulatory region in the chicken II gene.

Expression of the vitellogenin genes in avian and amphibian liver is regulated by estrogens. The DNA elements mediating estrogen induction of the various vitellogenin genes of chicken and Xenopus encompass one or more copies of a 13-mer palindromic sequence called the estrogen-responsive element (ERE). Here we show that upon incubation with the purified estrogen receptor (ER) from calf uterus the Xenopus vitellogenin A2 gene yields a DNase-I footprint over the ERE between -331 and -319. This element does not mediate the response to glucocorticoids or progestins in T47D cells. The three guanine residues in each half of the palindrome are protected against methylation by dimethylsulfate after incubation with ER, but not with glucocorticoid (GR) or progesterone (PR) receptors. In contrast, the chicken vitellogenin II gene exhibits multihormonal regulation by estrogens, progestins, and glucocorticoids in T47D and MCF7 cells. Regulation is mediated by the DNA region between -721 and -591 that contains four binding sites for hormone receptors, as demonstrated by DNase-I footprints and methylation protection experiments. The two distal and most proximal binding sites are recognized by ER, GR, and PR, whereas the central binding site is only bound by ER and GR. At suboptimal concentrations, estrogens and progestins or glucocorticoids act synergistically. In experiments using a DNA fragment containing an ERE adjacent to a glucocorticoid-responsive element/progesterone-responsive element, ER and PR bind synergistically to their corresponding sites, perhaps explaining the functional synergism of both hormones. Thus, two very different regulatory elements are used to mediate estrogen induction of related genes in chickens and amphibians.

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Active defense under oxidative stress. The antioxidant responsive element.

This review considers the mechanisms and factors that stimulate transcription of genes regulated by the antioxidant responsive element (ARE). The latter is important for cell defense under conditions of oxidative stress and also for detoxification of electrophilic xenobiotics. There are differences in regulation of intracellular homeostasis involving Nrf2-mediated activation of ARE and other redox-sensitive factors (NF-kappaB and AP-1).

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Requirement of a novel upstream response element in respiratory syncytial virus-induced IL-8 gene expression.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) produces intense pulmonary inflammation, in part, through its ability to induce chemokine synthesis in infected airway epithelial cells. In this study, we compare mechanisms for induction of the CXC chemokine IL-8, in human type II alveolar (A549) cells by RSV infection and by stimulation with the cytokine TNF. Promoter deletion and mutagenesis experiments indicate that although the region from -99 to -54 nt is sufficient for TNF-induced IL-8 transcription, this region alone is not sufficient for RSV-induced IL-8 transcription. Instead, RSV requires participation of a previously unrecognized element, spanning from -162 to -132 nt, that we term the RSV response element (RSVRE), and a previously characterized element at -132 to -99 nt, containing an AP-1 binding site. RSV infection of A549 cells induces increased RSVRE- and AP-1-binding activities and increased synthesis of IFN regulatory factor-1 protein, which is present in the RSVRE-binding complex. These data confirm that the IL-8 gene enhancers are controlled in a stimulus-specific fashion and participation of distinct promoter elements is required to activate gene transcription. These observations are important for rational design of inhibitors of RSV-induced lung inflammation.

5' Untranslated Regions↗