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Functional role of the cis-acting elements in human monocyte chemotactic protein-1 gene in the regulation of its expression by phorbol ester in human glioblastoma cells

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The monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) is a 76 amino acid protein that specifically attracts monocytes. The expression of MCP-1 gene can be induced by lipopolysaccharides (LPS), phorbol esters (TPA) and several cytokines. However, how they regulate MCP-1 gene expression is not known. We tested whether the two putative TPA-responsive elements (TREs) and one κB enhancer-like region found in the MCP-1 promoter region, are involved in this regulation of MCP-1 gene expression. The 5′ untranslated region of MCP-1 gene was linked to chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) reporter gene and transfected into human glioblastoma cells in which endogenous MCP gene expression was found to be stimulated by TPA and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). The 128 bp 5′-flanking region containing one TRE was adequate for basal promoter activity but the presence of both TREs in the MCP-1 promoter region were needed to give TPA responsive enhancement (2.5 fold) of expression of the marker gene. Mutations in either of the TRE's could abolish the TPA induction of CAT expression. Replacement of the κB enhancer-like element with a TRE-like sequence caused a 10-fold enhancement of CAT expression by TPA treatment. Random mutation of κB enhancer-like element did not affect CAT expression or its TPA induction. None of the MCP promoter constructs showed significant increase in CAT expression by treatment with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). This result suggested that the TNF regulation of MCP-1 gene involves other parts of the gene besides the proximal 5′ flanking region. (Mol Cell Biochem141: 121–128, 1994)

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Li, YS., Kolattukudy, P.E. Functional role of the cis-acting elements in human monocyte chemotactic protein-1 gene in the regulation of its expression by phorbol ester in human glioblastoma cells. Mol Cell Biochem 141, 121–128 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00926175

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